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RE: Talk to Strangers: educate children (repost)
I absolutely agree that it is important to make children aware of such things. It's a horrible process, because it is the beginning of them losing their innocence, but "stranger danger" needs to be dealt with at a fairly early age.
I have to say though...making assumptions about people, based on nothing except "intuition"...I am not overly comfortable with this. This is how rumours start, and imagine yourself being the subject of such rumours, based on nothing except someone's arbitrary intuition.
Oh, something to be very aware of - most child abuse does not happen at the hands of strangers, but at the hands of family and friends.
Intuition is learned, not innate. Our intuitions are developed through experience and training and I would want my daughter to err on the side of caution than blindly trust for the sake of political correctness.
This is true. This is also part of the education that needs to be addressed.
Hey. I didn't suggest that anyone should blindly trust, or even mention political correctness. I am merely saying one shouldn't rely on intuition absolutely, especially when it comes to besmirching an individual with no actual evidence.
But yes, it is better to be wary than to ignore what your mind is telling you.
I have to say, my intuition is just awful. I always try and see the best in people, and as such I am often a poor judge of character. Not always, but I am let some very unpleasant people in over the years. It's a flaw, and I try and work around it.
But yes, I do get an impression of sleaze from some people. And I wary of them. But I am wary of drawing hard and fast conclusions at the same time.