How many of you have found yourself having an inflation-related conversation with someone who had no clue about your peculiar interest?
One of my coworkers, a very pretty and slender woman, is pregnant. She's very self conscious and the prospect of gaining weight distresses her a great deal. She's worried people will notice her getting fat. One of our conversations went like this:
Her: "I'm going to get huge."
Me: "I'm sure you'll be fine."
Her: "No, I'm really worried. I'm going to blow up like a balloon. It's already started, can't you tell I'm getting bigger?"
Me: "You're thin as rail, I'm sure nobody's noticed anything."
Her: "That's just because I'm wearing baggy clothes to hide it. I'm already blowing up, look."
At that point she lifted her shirt up to show me the bulge in her stomach. I think I was blushing.
I don't think I have conversations like that any more often than normal people, but I'm certain I remember them much more vividly.
LOL!!!
I know what you mean Luther. I met a girl on a train once and somehow we got into a conversation about my sandwich. I asked her if she wanted a bit and she said no thanks, she has a food allergy.
"If I eat bread my stomach blows up, like I'm pregnant. Makes me sick for days." She tells me.
"I'm sorry?" says I.
"Like a balloon" she goes, and puffs out her cheeks and uses her hand to indicate an exaggerated size of her belly.
Obviously not wanting to be a weirdo I said no more on the subject.
I was also praying that I didn't need to stand up for a few minutes ;)