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Other-poll poll A few days ago I took my son to play at McDondalds in the morning before we started our day. There was only one other child there (he was with his grandmother) in the play area. The entire place was pretty slow because it was like 7 or 8am. This guy about late 20`s early 30`s sat down and ate his food in the play area. He sat right next to the touchscreen game that are placed on the wall. It freaked me out because my son was playing one of the games and the other little boy was playing the other game. The other little boy was literally right next to the guy. I sent my bf a picture text and a text message to tell him what was going on. He agreed with me that it was weird that the guy who didn`t have any children sat in the play area (the entire place was empty he could have sat anywhere else). Soon the other little boy left and my son was the only one playing the game right next to the man sitting alone. I tried to get my son to play something else but he didn`t want to. My eyes were GLUED to my son!! Soon the place started to pick up and they got busy and he finished his food and he left. I just read a similar poll about a man laying down near the playground. I can`t help but to get freaked out when people do stuff like that. Maybe it is because what I`ve been through (raped and molested) but I don`t think you should ever let your guard down when it comes to your kids. What do you ladies think?? If you were there at the McDonalds do you think you would have been creep out? Do you think that is weird that people who do not have child sit at the playarea?
(Other poll by leopard print, 283 days ago)


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Comments: 8

scndtimemommy2b2013 (281.7 days ago)
Kristy....I see you post on a lot of things. And quite frankly.....you are quite aggravating. Most time. She can post what she wants. Obviously she wants some advice and is curious about how other mothers would fell/react. If you have a problem just keep ur fingers elsewhere typing on another post. You seem to just neeeeeed to put in ur two cents when they are irrelevant. She has the right to feel how she wants too. She has obviously stated things have happened to her. Therefore making her suspicion and assumptions higher than yours . That`s her choice. She wanted input. Who are you to judge?

leopard print (281.8 days ago)
If you do not like the poll then do not post a comment. It is that simple! :)

lisseo (282.5 days ago)
Unlike the other post about a gentleman reading a book with his dog in a park (which I still can`t understand how that would freak you out) this would upset me. Theres one thing about being in a public place such as a park, opposed to a childrens play place in McDonalds. It would make me suspicous enough to keep my eyes glued on my child, but thats about it. Isn`t much else you can do besides look after your own. Plus, you never know, that man could have been divorced, with a son that age really missing him and felt comfort being around children?

angie2008 (282.6 days ago)
I wold have been creeped out and cut the play session short and left. THere is no need for a grown adult (man or woman) to sit in the kids play area with no kids. I don`t think it has anything to do with your past- that is just plain creepy.

leopard print (282.7 days ago)
I know the stats and it has happened to me by a family member and a stranger! There are people out there who will go through great lengths to get their hands on children or anyone. I do understand your point. I just thought it was weird.

phooey (282.8 days ago)
I`m with cbv

cbv25 (282.9 days ago)
I think `stranger danger` has done a bang-up job on society. Read the stats- your son is SO much more likely to be raped, beat, murdered, etc. by one of his own family members or close family friends. This stranger perpetrated violence doesn`t happen hardly at all in the grand scheme of things (less than 4% of all perpetrators of violent crimes against children are strangers). I think it`s odd, but not overly. Be cautious, if you really feel the need, but quite frankly, this kind of stuff would be the least of my concerns.

leopard print (283.2 days ago)
He sat down at the booth that was right next to the games on the wall and he saw my son and the other boy playing the game....basically the kids were there playing the game before he sat down.



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