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Pregnancy rage is real, the agent was moments from a disaster and the bf knew it

Some people are non confrontational to a fault. I've seen the opposite happen too: the disrespected bending over backwards to acquiesce while their partner/friend doesn't want to let that slide.

I was told that you never ask a woman if she is pregnant unless the baby is actively attempting to come out.

Even then, I'm probably just going to assume it's some weird sex thing and I don't kink shame...

There's only so much energy each of us has to fight the bullshit. You aren't going to win every battle. So you need to pick your battles and spend your energy wisely. The post says they were getting on a plane. Travel in general comes with a lot of bullshit to navigate. If you use all your energy up and you haven't even gotten on the plane yet, you're going to be fully exhausted before you reach a safe recharge space and be in meltdown territory.

I think bf properly chose to defuse this situation because the lowly worker making the demands may have zero ability to influence policy and has their job at risk if they don't follow it. Alternatively, the worker may be on a power trip and has the ability to use their power to fuck up your travel. Yes, you'll get grounds for a complaint, maybe a refund, but that "justice" will arrive days, weeks or months after the offense. Your travel will have already been screwed, and it was totally avoidable by providing enough benign info to satisfy the worker.

I'm not saying "always capitulate", but make sure the rage is worth the cost. If the jackboots show up at my front door asking me for information on activities of the gay couple that lives next door for no other reason than that they are gay, I'll tell the jackboots to pound sand.

That's absolutely ridiculous. He was doing his part in trying to keep her calm and trying to help defuse the situation. To be mad that he noticed a problem starting to boil over and handled it is insane. A partner helps in exactly these situations. Its not us vs ourselves. The issue can be addressed after. Why risk getting thrown off

It's a health risk to the baby and the mother.

You get a bit of a dose of cosmic radiation while flying. It won't turn your baby into the Thing or give them the ability to catch on fire or turn invisible, but it could still damage the baby at a vital stage of their development.

"Can you please point to the policy that says I need a note at 28 weeks? Right there? You're absolutely correct, that IS what the policy says. Well done! Now point to the policy that says I have to provide a note to you that I'm at less than 28 weeks. Take your time, I'm patient."

Its a low pressure, low oxygen, cramped environment that can complicate existing issues a lot more than some people realize.

I know of someone who died because a really bad freak ear infection ruptured at altitude and they bled out before the plane could land.

Its not like planes aren't safe, its just that high risk individuals and situations need extra precautions.

Probably because you might end up giving birth prematurely on the flight and they don't wanna be liable for anything

Ugh I HATE that phrase. I’m American and any time someone says that to me I just want to reply “no, I just think you are ignorant” but I know that would just get me punched.