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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Beautiful-Routine309 on 2023-09-25 11:37:31.
My sister has called me an asshole for it so wanted to hear other people's opinions. This has happened last week.
I (32f) have an autistic child Alex (6). Due to family emergency we had to fly to a different country and the flight is quite long (6+ hours). Due to Alex's condition I usually try to pack some food for them to eat as Alex is a very picky eater and has a full on meltdown if hungry. Unfortunately one of the foods Alex likes are peanuts, the other is a very rare flavour of crisps and chocolate of a specific brand. On top I usually have other foods like puree for Alex in my bag.
As I have mentioned we only had to fly due to family emergency and nobody in my family agreed to watch Alex in my absence so I had to take them with me. On our way back the airline has lost our luggage so I couldn't get more proper food for Alex between the flights and ended up buying a large bag of peanuts so they have something to eat on the flight. We had a special meal ordered for Alex too, but for some reason the crew gave it to someone else on the plane, so there was nothing for Alex to eat except peanuts (they had nothing to replace it with)
At the start of the flight an announcement was made for nobody to eat peanuts due to someone with allergy present. After the take off I have asked a flight attendant where the person with allergies is located so maybe we can seat in the different ends of the plane. The flight attendant refused to answer and after Alex's food hasn't arrived, I had no choice but to let Alex to have the peanuts in order to prevent a meltdown for the next few hours. The flight attendant wasn't happy and tried to stop me, but I have reminded her that they left my child without her meal and gave it to someone else.
After the landing a couple seating a few rows behind me called me an asshole for putting their lives in danger, even when I have tried to explain what has happened. When I was venting to my sister later she has agreed with them.