Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Threatening baby

Had a new experience while traveling to Seattle this week for work. On the way home, security at Seattle's airport was fierce. I got all my items through. I got through the scanner. Then, I was waved aside into a plexiglass booth. The walls kept me confined but certainly provided no privacy as I was informed by a gloved woman that she would need to "pat down my belly" and then my legs, which were "obscured" by my dress. Seriously? At least she looked as embarassed about it as I did. What if I in fact had NOT been 14 weeks pregnant? How would I feel about the implication that my belly was  big enough to be harboring hazardous substances? And it did make me wonder, after seeing this website a few days later (men's sympathy baby bumps Man Bumps) - how often do they pat down a man with a paunch?

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