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[quote=Anonymous]Oh heavens-to-Betsy, *I've* been lectured more than once by Smithsonian guards and it's been a long time since I was a kid. (I like to lean in and look closely.) I don't consider it harassment and I don't take it personally and it never "ruins" (as one pp said) my experience at these wonderful museums.

OP, I'm truly sorry the experience seemed to frighten your child and that this upset you. It was probably just startling for your DC to be caught mid-run, but try to remember that as much as it pains you to see your child upset, this isn't permanent damage. It will be ok.

In the larger picture though, I have to ask why so many DCUMers take these experiences so seriously? It's not personal, no permanent harm was done, and when it happens to me I appreciate that the guards are so conscientious about protecting the installations from damage so that all of us can enjoy them. Even though I know I meant no harm, the guards can't know that. Whatever happened to "no harm, no foul?" As much as I appreciate how wonderful it is that people love their kids enough to get indignant for them, does the entire world have to treat you and your DCs with kid gloves at all times?[/quote]

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