09/26/2025
A Girl on the Plane Let Her Hair Drape Over My Tray Table ā So I Taught Her a Lesson Sheāll Never Forget
After a brutal workweek, I finally boarded my flight, desperate for a few hours of quiet. All I wanted was a movie, maybe a nap ā anything to reset my overloaded brain.
But peace didnāt even last until takeoff.
Just as the plane began to taxi, the young woman in front of me ā maybe in her early twenties ā flopped into her seat, pulled out her phone⦠and then flung her waist-length hair straight over her headrest.
Right onto my tray table. Directly across my screen.
I took a breath. No drama, I told myself. I tapped her shoulder politely and asked if she could please move her hair. She looked back, mumbled a half-hearted āsorry,ā and pulled it away.
Problem solved, right?
Wrong.
Ten minutes later ā boom. The hair was back. This time, even more smugly draped, as if claiming territory.
I asked again. She didnāt turn around. Didnāt respond. Just kept scrolling through her phone, acting like I didnāt exist.
And thatās when something shifted in me.
I didnāt raise my voice. I didnāt cause a scene. But I did come up with a clever little plan that made sure sheāand everyone aroundāwould remember this flight.
Want to know what I did? Letās just say⦠it involved creativity, a little bit of humor, and a strong sense of personal space.
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