I laughed so hard when i read this but to be honest I am apalled at the lack of derech eretz on all sides. Yes the woman was absolutely totally wrong!!!but that doesn’t allow you to show equally reprehesible behavior. You missed a huge chinuch opportunity that might come back and bite you later on in a big way. How can you teach your daughter to behave like that. You needed to validate your daughter’s right to the seat but teach your daughter to show good middos in all situations including those where you are mistreated for being right. You may have acheived your short term goal but I feel you ignored your long term goal of being mechanech your daughter. As Halevai said you could have offered to change seats with her and had your daughter sit in the less desirable seat. It is hard to believe that the three of you thought you were being mekayaim a mitzvah through such behavior. I am sorry to come down on you like such a ton of bricks but I think it needed to be said. MODS, if you think I am being too harsh or that this will insult someone then please don’t post, maybe you can forward it to her email privately.
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