# Thank you to the wonderful parent on the train!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-the-wonderful-parent-on-the-train/547715>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 23, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-the-wonderful-parent-on-the-train/547715 "2010-07-23T14:39:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-the-wonderful-parent-on-the-train/547715/21 "2010-07-27T04:13:39Z")

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That’s wonderful! Whenever I encounter parents actually parenting, I thank them.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-the-wonderful-parent-on-the-train/547715/22 "2010-07-27T06:01:35Z")

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> [@Small\_Hen](#):
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> I chew gum when I fly, which works sometimes, but I don’t know any other way to ‘equalize’. For me, flying is agony, especially while landing, about 1/3 of the time. What is this secret technique?

I just open my mouth (a little, not like I’m trying to swallow the seat in front of mine) and breathe deep - not only deep in, but deep _out_.

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**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-to-the-wonderful-parent-on-the-train/547715/23 "2010-07-27T12:02:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Small Hen]  
I chew gum when I fly, which works sometimes, but I don’t know any other way to ‘equalize’. For me, flying is agony, especially while landing, about 1/3 of the time. What is this secret technique?  
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You can practice on the ground if you like: open your mouth and slowly start to provoke a yawn. If you hear a sort of greasy clicking noise, it’s working.

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