Does it bother anyone else when...

ATKU2 said:
If I had a kid, I wouldn't want strangers around him/her. Never know what the strangers might do...
It's really hard to trust strangers these days (sometimes)... more and more people are doing stupid crap and making a bad rep for themselves and others (sometimes)
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Exactly. I don't even leave my son in the car when I pay for gas. It takes a split second for someone to take a car or a child (whichever their intentions). I don't take my eye off of him in public settings.

skyblue said:
that was portugal you're on about,pretty much the same though
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Was it? I thought it was Spain. The 6 year old girl that was kidnapped in the 90s?
 
kate88 said:
It fully depends on the parents.
I love kids, and if there is a little kid running around trying to grab my attention I'll talk to them, *maybe* touch them, on their head. But generally not, and only if the parent is smiling and obviously ok with it.

A few years ago I worked as a nanny for 3 beautiful girls, with blond curly hair and HUGE blue eyes. All of them were stunning, whenever we were in public people would constantly be touching their hair or face. I had some asian tourists ask if they could take photos of them on more than one occasion.
I said no of course. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable and panicky. So I can understand where you mothers are coming from!
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Pictures? :24: That's incredibly weird.
 
JoeCool10 said:
Pictures? :24: That's incredibly weird.
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I KNOW!
It was because of the blond hair. My parents lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years when my brother was a baby. He had blond hair and my mum has told me they are crazy for it. They were always pawing at him!

Although, I must say I am very glad they had the courtesy to ASK to take the photos, rather than just take them!
 
kate88 said:
I KNOW!
It was because of the blond hair. My parents lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years when my brother was a baby. He had blond hair and my mum has told me they are crazy for it. They were always pawing at him!

Although, I must say I am very glad they had the courtesy to ASK to take the photos, rather than just take them!
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Right. Better to be politely creepy than otherwise :ninja
 
JoeCool10 said:
That's a good thing... Dean is WAY too open to strangers for my taste.
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Liam was like that too.. now he's less happy when strangers are around.

We live in an area that has a ton of immigrants and they are in awe of Liam's fair skin, blond hair and bright blue eyes. I get a little scratch that a lot weirded out by them gaping and grabbing at him. When I am in public I always have my hand on the stroller or on the cart with him.. I am so freaked someone will try to take him. :surrender
 
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