a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment

No kids but I enjoy babysitting so there have been countless instances where I have been scrutinized and questioned.

The oddest instance was when I was sitting on a bench outside a school/day care waiting for my girlfriend to fetch her daughter. When they came out she stopped to talk with the teachers in the playground and they all looked over at me. Turns out they were about to call 911 about me. Simply sitting on a public bench near a school created a situation deemed so dangerous that an emergency call to the police was about to be made.

It makes me sad too francopoli but I would never directly interact with a kid I did not know unless they were in immediate danger of dying. Even beyond your policy, I always have to first find a woman to help.