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<\/p>\nA plane passenger was gobsmacked after a mum on his flight told him not to eat food near her son.<\/p>\n
But, rather than just being fussy, she said it was because he suffered from the same rare syndrome as Harvey \u2013 Katie Price\u2019s son.<\/p>\n
The passenger divided internet users after sharing the experience online.<\/p>\n
He had apparently been flying from New York to LA for work and had to tuck into some snacks because he was diabetic and needed to regulate his blood sugar.<\/p>\n
But, the family sat beside him had a young child and the mother \u201cimmediately\u201d began to give him \u201cdirty looks\u201d, claims the Mirror.<\/p>\n
Posting on Reddit, the man said: \u201cThe mother said, 'Can you not do that?'<\/p>\n
"So I put my food away and figured I\u2019d wait until the flight attendant came around so I could buy food from her and eat at an acceptable time just to show some respect for their wishes."<\/p>\n
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However, when the crew offered refreshments to the family they refused anything for the whole row \u2013 including the diabetic man.<\/p>\n
He added: "I go up to press the call light so I can get my food and my drink because I actually need it.<\/p>\n
"The father says, 'Our son has Prader-Willi, we\u2019d prefer it if you didn\u2019t eat because it causes tantrums when he doesn\u2019t know he can\u2019t eat and he\u2019s always hungry'. <\/p>\n
"I\u2019m close to a tantrum myself at this point and so I look him in the eye and say, 'I do not care, fly private if you want to control your surroundings'."<\/p>\n
He then began eating only for the child\u2019s mother to shout at him and say he needed to be \u201ceducated\u201d.<\/p>\n
He replied that he would not \u201cendanger himself\u201d to stop her son from having a tantrum.<\/p>\n
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The man asked Reddit users whether he had been in the wrong \u2013 which caused a lively debate.<\/p>\n
One person said: "A kid with Prader-Willi Syndrome has a real organic, very hard to control drive to eat food, it's a seriously difficult disease to deal with."<\/p>\n
While another noted: \u201cI feel for the family because I'm sure it's a very difficult condition to manage and causes a great deal of stress."<\/p>\n
However, others weren\u2019t so sympathetic.<\/p>\n
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One Reddit user noted: "Even if you didn't have diabetes, people don't get to come into public space and dictate anyone else's acceptable behaviour."<\/p>\n
While another added: "You were absolutely correct.<\/p>\n
"They had no right to refuse your food and yell at you for eating, this is a public conveyance and they do not own the plane."<\/p>\n
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