How many of you with children react to people you see in the street? By this I mean do you pull your children closer, or usher them away from certain types of people? For instance when seeing someone who has a 'thuggish' look about them do you pull your children closer or cross the street with them - or simply not bat an eyelid? I am just curious as when I had long hair, wore a leather jacket and went anywhere it was possible to see parents ensuring that their children were a good distance away from me, even to the extent of crossing the road away from me! Now I have shorter hair it seems to happen less often but still does an I guess I just project this look... just wondered if anyone consciously does it or just unthinkingly clutches their children to them
hmm, Never really thought about it before. But I would have to say that really I don't pull my kids away from anyone.. About the only thing I worry about is cars, thats it. Now if someone is walking a big dog or such, I pull away but thats kinda diff. Never because of someones looks, I have always been taught not to judge ppl and I don't.
i would never do that to another human being--it is beyond rude! But yeah, people used to shield their children from my husband and me all the time before we had kids of our own with us. That's when you smile and say "hello" to the little one and glare at the parents, haha! My son is great, he will talk to ANYONE, which i think is wonderful, assuming of course that he's within arms reach of me or daddy! It's kind of fun, because i avoid social interaction at all costs, but i haven't met a person yet that didn't smile when Ryvre introduced himself by saying: "hi, me Dude; how ur doing?" to them, lol.
it doesnt come across my mind to ever treat anyone lesser than me. I was a real scary looking goth/punk when I was younger so I know how that feels.
My dh has longish hair, a beard, tatoos, wears leather and things, so when my babies saw men like this in public they would yell "PAPA!!!!" I try not to judge people by appearance. Sometimes people give me a weird vibe (like people who take too much of an interest in my kids, out of context, in public, or try to touch them a lot) and then I will politely make an excuse and get away. But it has nothing to do with appearance.
I go with my gut. My son is MY son and I have every right to do what is necessary to keep him safe. Better to step on a few toes than to risk some sick f***er getting his hands on him.
