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Originally Posted by outahere
First time was in 1961 on an American Airlines four engine prop from Nashville to Columbus, Ohio.
At the time we had a small toy fox terrier named Pepper. They served lunch on the flight and my 3 or 4 year old brother asked what the small salt and pepper shakers were. When my father told him this one is salt and and this one is pepper, he said "how did they get him in there?". I've never let him forget that one.  |
This reminds me of a similar story. It's from an NPR radio show that discussed little one's fears. The little boy was so afraid to fly that it didn't seem logical. As they got the little boy to open up he told the doctor that he didn't want to disappear. He explained in little boy words that when you look at a plane in the sky it's big and slowly gets smaller until it disappears.
When you look at it that way--his fear made sense. They helped him understand and he was no longer afraid.