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You've gotten your answer OP, and yet you still persist with this, hoping that it won't continue to be 20 to 1 against an adult male being "friends" with an unrelated child whose dad is apparently not around. You knew when you asked the question, or you wouldn't even have asked it. Now the answers show that the little voice in the back of your head that told you this probably wasn't a good thing has been proven to be correct by a preponderance of the answers here. But you still want to go to the arcade with a little kid. You need to wake up and smell the coffee buddy. If you are for real, you have some serious growing up to do.
Put in your zip code and you will be directed to a local Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America office. They can set the OP on the right path.
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My son became a big brother . It's a program to mentor and be a positive role model.
Good thing he influenced young kids to aspire to some positive community events.
To simply assume based on age that one instantly has shady reasons deflates those who actually have positive results with the youth .
Thankfully this program does carry a source of vetting and matching. It's probably a safer choice for kids needing a mentor of sorts.
I'm 22 and one of my best friends is 32, it doesn't seem weird at all to me.
It's fine for adults to be friends with anyone 18 and over. Nothing weird about it. I had a friend who married her husband when he was 19 and she was 30.
You've gotten your answer OP, and yet you still persist with this, hoping that it won't continue to be 20 to 1 against an adult male being "friends" with an unrelated child whose dad is apparently not around. You knew when you asked the question, or you wouldn't even have asked it. Now the answers show that the little voice in the back of your head that told you this probably wasn't a good thing has been proven to be correct by a preponderance of the answers here. But you still want to go to the arcade with a little kid. You need to wake up and smell the coffee buddy. If you are for real, you have some serious growing up to do.
Okay, the kid is 11. I fail to see why this is a problem, if I consider the kid a friend and aren't hurting anyone, what's wrong with that? I don't know about you, but even siblings and cousins of mine I see as friends.
It's not a problem...if you're the mothers long and trusted friend. Have you known her for long?
You can't be upset that people find it suspicious...suspicion is a good thing...it shows concern.
Think of the thousands of little boys and girls whose parents weren't suspicious, and their child was molested. What would you say to them...
You can't expect people to just trust someone with their child when they hardly know you....unfortunately so many people do (like you advocate they should) with very dire consequences.
I say better safe than sorry.....
It's not a problem...if you're the mothers long and trusted friend. Have you known her for long?
You can't be upset that people find it suspicious...suspicion is a good thing...it shows concern.
Think of the thousands of little boys and girls whose parents weren't suspicious, and their child was molested. What would you say to them...
You can't expect people to just trust someone with their child when they hardly know you....unfortunately so many people do (like you advocate they should) with very dire consequences.
I say better safe than sorry.....
Yes, I have known her for long, and I'm still mad that people find it suspicious.
Oh no! I'm friends with a kid! Someone call the cops on me! You know, I'm getting real tired of this.
You can be a friend with a kid..no problem...why are you so upset when people show they care for the well being of the child?
You should be thankful that even total strangers show concern for one so young...even if it hurts your fine sensibilities.
This is real, this is truth...learn to accept it, and deal with it appropriately...if you did you wouldn't care what others think because you wouldn't have to.
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