Badge of Power

this is the most powerful item in the universe

It systematically breaks down barriers and allows one to make a load of selfish decisions without being judge by society.

that seat on the tube = mine
last piece of pizza = mine
5% discount at Boots even though I don't have a coupon = mine

I think people are just genuinely nicer to you when they know you're gestating. 

Over the weekend I had been using and abusing my Badge of Power, when a situation arose where the badge of power would have actually come in handy. We'd driven down to the South Coast for a weekend away, and we both woke up from a nap absolutely starving. Mark wolfed down a packet of the complimentary biscuits, to which I did the same thing, only one packet of complimentary biscuits was not enough for me. I still thought I was going to pass out and die if I didn't get more biscuits.

So I made Mark call reception and lie and tell them I had diabetes and needed more biscuits.. Why we chose to go with that story? Surely "my wife is pregnant and hungry and we need more of those free biscuits" would have been sufficient reason enough. I just wanted to make sure they understood the gravity of the situation. I needed biscuits NOW goddamit.

Then later that night at dinner I didn't eat all my dessert because a person who had diabetes woudn't eat the whole mango parfait and lime sorbet. It's all about staying in character really.

I did have dreams about fudge all night though, and no amount of flashing my badge around Eastbourne could produce directions to the fudge shop.