Goomba wrote:

> I just recalled that years ago the Navy Commissary in Norfolk and the
> Army Commissary in Washington, D.C. had signs at the checkout lines
> that gave head of the line privileges to handicapped & pregnant
> shoppers.
>
> I never saw a pregnant shopper claim that privilege, nor did I.

May I ask how old were you when you had your youngest child? (I seem to
recall you have more than one.) Late twenties, early 30s?

Being pregnant at age 43 (and yes, I still plead temporary insanity and
I know it was my choice) was not the breeze I remembered it being when
I had my first child at age 22. I knew it wouldn't be as easy but it
was a lot worse than I had imagined. The kidlette used to 'kick' so
hard that she used to keep me awake at nights - which was not optimal
because I had to be up at 6am in order to be at work by 8am. Towards
the end of my term I was feeling very tired all the time, had backache
and my ankles started to puff up a bit because I was retaining fluids
and my bloodpressure was a bit elevated too...

Thing is, a lot of people seem to forget that not all pregnancies are a
piece of cake (that's the OBFood part) for a myriad of reasons not just
age - and some pregnant women really appreciate those priority parking
spaces. Still dunno why some people seem to think it's such a 'crime'
to do so.
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Chatty Cathy