Now that we've booked our flight back to Philippines, I'm crazy over planning what should we wear! As small a consideration as it may seem, for me attire actually plays a big role in this whole flying adventure of my family. I honor this journey, weight it with preparation, excitement and then we'll surely dress for the occasion. That's not to say we'll have to be fancy but is to say: Match. Layer. Wear clean clothes that aren't ugly t-shirts. From personal experience I can tell you that dressing yourself and your children in matching, comfortable, nice clothes (and by nice, I just mean lacking stains or holes) results positive results: Whether your fellow passenger's respect you more if your family looks respectable and your children will have visceral, tangible evidence that traveling by air is something special. When they are not dressed as if they it's just another day at daycare or preschool, and you are not dressed like the family is making a quick run to the supermarket, it sets a positive, exciting tone. This is an airplane trip! Whether it's the first or the 500th it is still thrilling!
I remembered the first time I went back to Philippines (after a year and a half), I made certain preparations to look my best. I rebonded and colored my hair , do facials (I should have used nanocleanse after stumbling on nanocleanse reviews in the net to help reduce my acne scars but I already spent for facials:( ) and shopped for the attire to wear.
Though some says that there's no need to dress up when flying but let me tell you that it matters to me. My impression with those passengers that dress nicely is that they respect their fellow passengers , the journey, and that they are not taking the experience lightly. If they have kiddos with them, I am far more apt to be patient and less likely to presume that these kiddos will be a detriment to our flight because they appear respectable. Just like that ...attires might be a small thing for others but plays BIG role for others (like moi).
