Airport lines. Shoe removal.
It doesn’t have to be this way, First name / friend.
When we traveled with little kids, I was a drill sergeant getting them thru the TSA line. Barking orders, grabbing backpacks…I was pretty much a nightmare but the TSA guys seemed to appreciate me.
My family, not so much.
Connor got me back though. He used to dress up as a policeman every day after school. Gun, badge, handcuffs, ticket book, uniform. It was really cute.
We were coming back from the beach, right after 9/11 ( remember how twitchy TSA agents were then?!) and Connor set off the metal detector. And all I could think about was that very real looking metal handgun he always carried.
And jail.
Turns out it was a flashlight shoved in the back of his pants. So then I added a pat down to my Pre-flight TSA With Kids Checklist.
Below is your no-fluff breakdown of three essential not-so-secrets that make airport navigation smoother, faster, and way easier.
Some of these pre-travel checks? Absolutely necessary. Others? Optional.
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P.S I will be out of the office attending the Gifted Travel Network Conference, then on to Tuscany for Sam's “big” birthday celebration. If you have a trip in mind we need to hop on it!
I will not be able to modify or start new trips from September 7- 21, 2026.
