I never really appreciated the whole trigger warning thing on LJ entries. I understand why they are there. We live in a world where some people have been through horrible things, and reading about similar horrors can cause anxiety. Flashbacks. Upset
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I am really, really hoping that all the negative press coverage leads to TSA changing its policy by, say, Thanksgiving, because otherwise that's exactly the choice we have to make for Robert: expose him to more radiation -- he had a bunch of x-rays done while in the NICU -- or have someone other than his parents, daycare provider, or medical providers, give my 10 month old child a full body pat down so he can see his grandparents and other extended family members. Because we're not crazy enough to make that drive during the winter, except in the future we just might be in light of the alternative if we fly.
Merry F-ing Christmas, indeed.
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FWIW, driving is a lot less painful the older the kids get. Last summer we drove from CT to northern Michigan in 1 day (16 hours total, including stops) and the kids were totally fine. Movies on the iPod == good. :) Flying is hella expensive anyway.
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I could have written this. I'm afraid for myself, but even more so for women with ptsd for past abuse or trauma, and for the children. The idea of putting kids through either of those options makes me insane with horror. The radioactive porno scanners are not safe, and even if they were I do not want naked pictures of myself or anyone else in the hands of walmart rent-a-cops government employees.
I'll stop before I really get ranting.
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A friend of a friend has done some of that calculation, and yes, the flight's a higher doseI don't know much about the backscatter tech -- what's the worst case if these guys go out of calibration ( ... )
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