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Reply to "13yo standing at bus stop by Sidwell asked by stranger to watch small boy & dog for a few minutes"
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[quote=Anonymous]So... there's a lesson in this story. It isn't "Teach your kid not to tell strangers he will watch their kid and dog for them when he is waiting for a bus." THAT was ONE situation that happened out of millions of scenarios that could happen and you can't plan for every situation. The lesson is to know when something feels uncomfortable to you -- it's ok to say "I"m not comfortable with that". You should try to figure out why you aren't comfortable with it. But even if you can't figure out all the reasons or possible problems, you can just decline to help. Actually there's a second lesson here: the boy did the right thing! Given that he accepted the responsibility to watch the kid and the dog... when his bus came, he stayed and didn't abandon ship so to speak. Another kid might have left he 5 year old with the dog or something. The boy showed maturity. [/quote]
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