Jungle Strip: Sorry, the point I was trying to make was that the seating on the 737 was 3 and 3, and with a bit of planning before loading, couldn't my family have been seated so that we occupied the same set of six seats as the UMs? In that case my 9 years old daughter could have sat next to the UMs and still been within speaking distance of us. That way, the FAs wouldn't have had to play musical chairs at their busiest time.
I take your point about my son in the future; I'm sure his attitude to girls will have changed,( I hope!), and I also hope, by then, they will have sorted out this problem to everyones' satisfaction! Your post should help.