SINGAPORE — A popular Singaporean content creator has sparked a major reaction online with a post about husbands failing to help their wives with the kids on a Singapore Airlines flight.

On June 8, Ms Yong Qiao Qing, 37, the owner of children's clothing store Little Warriors, who often writes about parenting and has more than 3,700 followers on Instagram, posted a reel recounting her flight back from a family vacation in Perth. 

In the video's caption she wrote: "You take a family vacation and end up enraged by the unfair family dynamics you see on flights."

On their afternoon flight, she saw two families, one seated in front of her and the other behind her, and observed that both mums sat with the children while their husbands sat across the aisle. 

In the caption she wrote: "By the time the plane took off, both mums had screaming toddlers and older kids who were bugging them to adjust channels on their screen."

While this was happening, she noticed that the husbands had not stepped in to help, calling them "completely oblivious and glued to their screens".

"At one point, I looked up and saw the dad in front of me watching a movie AND texting on his phone. Dude, if you can multi-task, I’m sure you can hear your screaming kid," she wrote.

This continued even after the seatbelt sign had been turned off. She eventually left her seat to help the mum in front of her. 

She wrote that while she understood that children choose to sit with their mums, she was frustrated that the dads did not help out.

She was tempted to speak to the dads about the issue but felt that it was not her place to do so. 

Ms Yong asked: "But if you flip the situation around, would mum ever sit at a corner and watch dad struggle with the kids?"

In response to queries from TODAY, Ms Yong said she was with her two kids, aged eight and four, on the flight. 

Her husband was seated in the same row as her with their eight-year-old between them. 

Their younger child was seated with their helper. 

In her post, Ms Yong also invited netizens to share how they divided childcare responsibilities when travelling as a family. 

The post had garnered more than 75,300 likes and 2,228 comments as of Tuesday afternoon. 

In response to Ms Yong's question, many netizens highlighted the importance of having both parents involved in caring for the child. 

One user with two kids wrote that she and her husband each took care of one child on a six hour flight.

"It just makes sense to divide and conquer? Parenting and marriage requires a lot of give and take, communication, partnership and common sense," the user added. 

Many commenters agreed with this arrangement, stating that they did the same. 

Netizens were divided on whether Ms Yong should have said something to the fathers.

Some said that she should have dropped a subtle comment about the fathers' behavior. 

Others felt that she should not have stepped in as it is the family's private matter.

However, most netizens understood her frustration and chipped in with their own observations. 

One Instagram user wrote: "Seasoned traveler here. I have seen this more times than I can count and it both infuriates and baffles me every time."

Another said: "I work at the airport and feel this rage everyday at work. I’ve literally seen a woman carrying her two babies and multiple bags. The husband had one bag and his neck pillow in his hand."

Another user wrote: "I’m a dad of two and I see this too! These fathers disappoint me and I’m always so confused at the overall 'traditional' gender dynamics. It’s difficult for me to believe the dad can be completely oblivious."

Netizens also suggested that the mothers should have told their husbands to help out. 

"Hey fellow mothers, don't be shy about delegating some responsibilities to your partners. Don't stew in resentment if your partner lacks initiative, make your needs known," one user said.

Another wrote: "How about the wives set up and demand more from their men? I don’t understand the mothers allowing the fathers to do nothing, then complain about it. Change your circumstances!"