Dear Prudence

Help! There’s a 3 Year Old With an iPad on at Full Volume on This Plane.

Welcome to another installment of Prudie Lurks, a column that weighs in on Reddit drama.

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Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM

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We receive a good number of letters in the Dear Prudence inbox, and yet not enough to satisfy my desire to hear about the conflicts in strangers’ lives. This piece is part of Prudie Lurks , an occasional column where I weigh in on a post from the Am I the Asshole? subreddit.

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