Traveling is stressful, especially during the holiday season. Aside from the common fear of leaving your passport and personal identification at home (even though you checked 10+ times), you have to worry about entitled people on the flight, screaming babies, and major departure delays. The airport is definitely a liminal space where everybody is stuck in an anxious yet sleepy state and fighting to see who can line up to board quickly enough. Don't these people know that you reserve seats?
If you're anxious about hoppin' on a flight during peak travel season, just remember this is all for something. Your family will be waiting for you on the other side, arms wide open, back-handed insults in their pocket! Just remember—if you're traveling home for the holidays, you'll be traveling away from home at some point. Then, you have another day of stress-inducing travel to remind you why you never fly in the first place!
