Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve thought it would be really cool to be a stewardess…or an airline attendant. And how excited was I when my mother handed me her Barbie Doll collection and there was a stewardess outfit contained within the obviously-from-the-60s-suitcase filled with clothes and accessories?
Oh I was excited.
I still wonder what it would be like, even now, as I jet set all over the country from Roanoke to Missouri or Mississippi.
So when we were on our trip to DC, within the Air and Space Museum there was a little stand about being a stewardess.
Knowing that I didn’t have to actually submit a full length photo, I took the quiz (but there WAS a full length mirror there…ugh)
Each of those blue squares talks of the requirements… let’s start off with height…
Well, strike one… I’m 5′8″… and truth be told, I wish I was 5′6″… then I could date men that were shorter than 5′11″
Ok, moving on to weight…
Nope… too fat… I’d hate to think I would throw the weight off on the plane…not looking good for me…
How about age?
Strike three… I’m too old…
How about marital status?
nope… I’m divorced… that sucks… strike 4…
Moving on to appearance…
Ok, well I am height and weight proportionate, but what does “Just below Hollywood standards” mean? I do have personality, but I’m not sure about poise…
Ok… ethnicity…
YAY!!! I finally meet a requirement!
And gender?
WOO HOO!!!! I’m a girl!!!
And education?
Well, an RN I am not, but I do have two years of college… but I’m thinking that they no longer require this because I’ve met alot of DUMB airline attendants!
So that settles it… I wouldn’t have made the cut in the 50s…
But just for grins and giggles, I was curious to see if I would make it today…
And apparently, there were many discrimination suits out there (imagine… we live in such a litigious world!) that I could make it today… they just ask that you are height and weight proportionate… 
I’m so glad my dreams are not yet squelched…
How about you? What was the one thing you wanted to do when you were little?
Until next time…
Heather
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Well, I’d meet the height, gender, and ethnicity requirement, but that’s all!
I always wanted to be a proofreader, ever since I found an error in a book that I pointed out to my mother and she told me publishing companies usually have them. Getting paid to read? That would be awesome!
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At 5′6” I would meet that requirement, and I’m female and white. But that’s it. Thankfully we don’t live in those times - I would have gone CRAZY!
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I always wanted to be a teacher and I was until this year. Now I’m a stay at home mom but one day I will go back. Anyway, you’ve been tagged. List 10 random things about yourself and tag 5 other people.
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