A dad’s message about traveling with young children has sparked a heated debate online after he argued that, while people can make the choice to be child-free, they aren’t entitled to a "childfree world."

Akshat Arora (@themoderndadedit) shared his direct take in a reel on Instagram, recounting what happened midflight to Dubai with his toddler and newborn. A passenger gave what he described as a "disgusted look" as Arora's baby cried from the pressure changes. "That look said everything about what’s wrong with the world today," the dad wrote in his caption.

Arora, 32, told Newsweek he believes that people have become intolerant to having children in what are deemed adult spaces, such as on board a flight.

"Parents aren’t showing up in public to inconvenience anyone—we’re showing

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