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Have you ever met someone and something seemed so unusual about them but you couldn't put your finger on what it was?

07.06.2025 03:31

Have you ever met someone and something seemed so unusual about them but you couldn't put your finger on what it was?

Many times! I was just a little girl. My Mother and I were at the grocery store when a man came up to my Mom, greeting her. She said hello as she grabbed me, pulling me behind her and pressed my body close to her. I didn't know why she did that, the man was just saying “Hello” He bent down and asked me “And who do we have here?” I was just about to tell him my name when my Mom blurted out “This is my youngest daughter.” He smiled and said “WOW! You have your hands full!” “8 girls and 1 boy, how do you manage?” “If you need I can take this one off your hands!” He playfully reached around and held out his hand. It scared me. He seemed serious about taking my hand. My older sister came around the corner and saw the man reaching for me. She told the man, “ I highly suggest you leave my Mom and sister alone!” “I'm going to tell my Father you had the gall to even greet my Mother and reach for my sister!” She was very angry. He said it wasn't necessary to tell my Father.( I know why now 😁)We got home and I asked why the man seemed odd(to the least!) Mom told me “Do you know monsters are real?” I was wide eyed and afraid. Mom told me monster's do exist but it's hard to tell because they look like a normal person. She said anytime you see that man walk away or find anyone around and tell them this man is bad. Help me and make him go away. “ I will but why?” This man has been in jail because he took a child walking home and threw them in his car. He is mean to children.A few weeks earlier 3 of my sisters were at the Five and Dime store. He took my 3 year old Cousin from my sister's arms and started running away with him. My sisters screamed for help and yelled “STOP THAT MAN, HE JUST TOOK MY SON!” “HELP!” HE HAS MY BABY, STOP HIM!” A man nearby tripped him, my sister grabbed my Cousin and the man started hitting him and yelled for someone to call 911. The police came and arrested him. My sisters told the police he said “Your baby has beautiful teeth but he won't after I get ahold of him.” The cashier called my parents.(This was in the early 70’s so no cell phones) My Father approached the man and told him what he was going to do to him and they weren't nice things. I told this story to my son years later. I told him monster's don't always look like the monsters we see in movies. They look like a regular person. If you ever get a bad feeling when you're talking to an adult, trust your feelings and run away. I want you to yell “Stranger danger” as loud as you can and run to anyone nearby. I didn't want to scare my son but on the other hand I did. I told him exactly what the stranger may do to him if he took him. The expression on my son's face was pure fear. I had to tell him though because that way he'd understand. Tell your kids about “Stranger danger” and make sure they understand. It could save thier life. ❤️