By cristina_laila - 16/10/2011 01:13 - United States
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cristina_laila
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I saw a man wearing a bike helmet, flailing his arms and following the little girls around. I kept jogging and saw a woman sitting on a park bench texting. She was completely out of site of the girls. I kindly asked her if she was their mother. When she replied 'yes', I told her that I saw a man talking to her daughters and that he looked like a weirdo...that's when she told me that the 'weirdo' was her disabled brother. I apologized to her and took off. I'm not a judgmental person; I was acting on my instincts as a woman to protect these young girls. Believe me, I'm mortified!!!
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"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." Not trying to say you're going to Hell or anything... :3
ikickgingers
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That smiley face. :3 looks like balls hitting someones face. Just saying.
"Long is the way, and hard, that leads up to the light from Hell." That quote from Paradise Lost is completely unrelated. I just like the movie Se7en.
11 has a good point don't know why they are being thumbed down
do you even know what that means? i say this because people often give out crappy quotes without even knowing what they mean
Yes I know what the quote means. Good intention: telling the mother. Downside: it's her handicapped brother. Thanks for the notice "words of wisdom" *cough cough*
sushi_samurai
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It's better that you were wrong about that issue, it's much better than a real creep talking to her children. You had good intentions, nobody should blame you for that.
acmilan721
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You have the coolest picture ever!!!!
Of course ! Because everyone knows all men who are near children are all pedophiles! I feel bad for the disable guy and the mom.
BellaBelle_fml
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Hey, I'd rather have someone come up to me and warn me about a potential pedo that's hanging around my kids, than them just letting it go and have my kids kidnapped, raped/molested, and possibly murdered. Yea, it's kind of embarrassing for the woman and her disabled brother, but I would understand OP's concern and actually thank them for being a good person.
You'd thank them even though they insulted your handicapped brother by calling him a "weirdo?"
BellaBelle_fml
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OP didn't know he was disabled. For all OP knew the man was a weirdo trying to get the kids to go home with him. Plus, OP didn't tell us exactly what they told the mom, so we don't know if he actually called the man a weirdo or not.
Based on the way the FML is written, I'm pretty sure she did call him a weirdo. That's what makes the situation so awkward for her. ANd it doesn't really matter if she realized it or not, labeling a person's disabled relative a "weirdo" isn't going to go over well with anyone.
skyeyez9
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You would think differently if you saw some creep talking to your kids.
So if I witnessed a creepy man talking to my child, I wouldn't think that people would be offended by a stranger insulting their disabled relative ? I'm sorry, I don't understand the logic in this.
Disregard my previous message. Looking it over again, I realize you were actually responding to #16. Sorry for the confusion.
you are a moron. she did not mean to insult her brother, she didnt know he was her brother or that he was disabled, he was wearing a bike helmet, flailing his arms around and following three little girls what the hell would you do? say "excuse me ma'm but there is a perfectly normal man following your kids and wearing a bike helmet, flailing his arms around, not saying that is in any way strange or anything"
The biker helmet and arm flailing were pretty strong hints that the guy was mentally challenged. Even if he hadn't turned out to be the woman's brother, calling him names (especially considering that he hadn't done anything wrong) was pretty low.
133 - Depending on how protective the woman was of her brother, she may have agreed with you. Or, maybe she was really pissed. I know I would have been. Whatever the situation, this wasn't the kind of interaction that a person should be obliged to feel grateful for.
What made him look so suspicious, did he have a mustache?
FYLDeep
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There's nothing wrong with a mustache if you can grow a full one. But if you can't grow a full one, then don't. You'll automatically look like a pedophile.
guppyfishlette
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Guns don't kill people, people with mustaches do!
It's good to know that there are people in this world with a good heart to report anything suspicious... you did the right thing OP
clue_me_in
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Better safe than sorry.
Good initiative, bad judgement.
wriptidez
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its ok.
If the mother was close enough by her children to be recognized by you as being the mother, she could also have seen that man with her daughters. You had good intentions, OP, I'm just a little bit sad that grown-ups can't talk to children (or even adults) anymore without being thought at as being a creeper.
Some one with some intelligence absolutely right and obviously the mom was close and knew he was there.
How did you know which lady was the mother? Unless there was only one lady in the park, I'm guessing you would've known because she was with her daughters, meaning she was also with the man (her brother). Which meant you didn't have to tell her about the man. Not trying to be disrespectful, because your intentions were good.
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Dont feel bad, you had good intentions. :)
I mean, your intentions were pure. I'd rather that you help prevent a situation than you allowing something to happen.