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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by a3n on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @06:00PM (#6324131)
When my own kid was very young I was paranoid about touching him in public. It didn't stop me, but I was mindful of it, and I would occasionally feel I was getting extra scrutiny by some parent; a man not at work in the daytime, holding a young boy's hand.

Feh.

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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @10:22PM (#6331821)
This strikes me as odd. As a parent (dad) of two, I wouldn't ever dream of feeling odd about holding either of my kids' hands - or even for that matter chasing them down when they run away screaming (which happens often).

Just a counter data point here.

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Re:Our Newfound Fear of Risk by a3n on Thursday September 05, 2013 @03:22PM (#6336299)
I didn't feel odd for the act, I felt uncomfortable with the assumptions or speculation implied by the scrutiny. No one likes to be distrusted, regardless of the context.
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