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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother is African but I was raised in Canada. I remember when I was a teen in Canada and I would go to an African hair braiding salon. As many know, hair braiding can take many hours. Women would come in with their small children and all of the women - workers and random customers - would take care of the children collectively. One women walked in and asked if I could watch her baby while she ran out for a while and she just plopped the baby on my lap and left. I was a complete stranger. However, I was honored to take care of the baby, and I understood that it was the culture.[/quote]

Haha this reminds me of when I was traveling when I was younger. I had random babies plopped onto my lap by busy moms so many times, usually on trains, waiting at bus stations, or a couple of times by a market. This happened all over the world. The first time it happened, I was a bit shocked, but then I realized the mom thought I seemed/looked trustworthy. It's sort of nice, someone having that level of trust in you, a perfect stranger-- though I can't imagine it happening in many places here! 
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