“Nobody Wants Your Kid!”

[tjwelsh09]

@trandraskell Wtf is wrong with her

 

[reddog44]

@trandraskell Pffft, never ever in a million years.

I’m not even a stranger-danger person, and I don’t at all subscribe to the social media paranoia about kidnapping and child trafficking.

But that’s super weird.

 

[trandraskell]

@reddog44 That was my thought. I’ll admit I’m definitely more paranoid than most with that sort of thing (which is definitely why I suggested coming here for a second opinion) but even with knowing anything that would/could happen is more likely to actually not be from a stranger, the situation still sent of big red flags waving for me.

 

[011235813]

@trandraskell I would not let a stranger watch my baby. Maybe if it was the clinic’s staff. But goddamn I have not lived through this pandemic to have some stranger give my child their germs. In any case, my kid would have thrown a fit at a stranger holding her without me in sight when she was a baby.

Like, I think the “village” makes sense when it’s people who are accountable to you and your community somehow. Like neighbours or people from the same church or people who work at the office you’re at or something - if they did something weird, others would hold them accountable.

Like, if you think of shows like Call the Midwife, you get a bunch of people in a room and half of them know each other at least tangentially.

 

[jamoaluv]

@trandraskell Yeah no J was in the right. There is no way I'd let a stranger take my baby. Chances she was going to do something nefarious was probably low, but that is never a risk I would be willing to take.

 

[tobyjensen]

@trandraskell No, I would not let a stranger watch my child. I had a similar situation while out at dinner. This woman sitting at the table next to us sparked up a friendly conversation that eventually led to her asking if she could hold my baby. I politely declined and I didn’t feel bad. People are weird! Protect your children.

 

[manoah]

@trandraskell Absolutely not. And let me tell you a little story.

About 3 months ago I was at Home Depot with my 3 year old. He was riding in the kid seat of the cart. We got back to our car and I was putting our items into the car while he was still in the cart. This older person approached me and said “can I ask you a question?”. I hate making small talk with strangers so I kind of glanced up and then continued what I was doing and said sure quietly hoping they’d walk away. So then this person says
“Do you watch any crime shows? Because your son is so pretty like the kids on those shows who get abducted.”

Now at this point, I am FREAKED the fuck out. I’m grabbing my son out of the cart and pushing past this person to get him into the car.

My point is, you can NEVER be too careful. The people who are going to do something like this are not going to be shy. It probably would be the “helpful” person who offers to hold your baby. The world is not like it used to be. It’s a scary fucking place. Never take your eyes off your child in public. Ever.

 

[trandraskell]

@manoah What the fuck!?!? Jesus. I’m so sorry you went through that but definitely makes me glad my instincts are what they are

 

[ntokila]

@manoah Yeah I’ve started to just be rude to strangers. I don’t owe them anything. Can I ask you a question? “No.” People like that don’t expect you to push back on them asserting themselves over you. What a fucking creep, I’m sorry.

 

[manoah]

@ntokila That’s a really good route to take. I need to teach myself to be more assertive. I’ve always been a bit of a nice girl, which I’m working on fixing. No one is owed any info about our children

 

[watmore1]

@trandraskell Yeah that's weird, and no some random isn't watching my kid

 

[smileandtheworld]

@trandraskell Uh that’s weird as hell the reaction to her declining is especially bizarre

 

[jigawatt]

@trandraskell Yeah I would not let a stranger in a Walmart hold my baby what even

 

[seralisa]

@trandraskell That’s super weird and sketchy. I’m glad her baby didn’t get kidnapped!

 

[honglee333]

@trandraskell Absolutely not. No stranger has the rights to touch my baby or to be offended that I won’t just leave my baby with them. If your friend was getting the weird vibes she should trust that and walk away. Better safe than sorry.