One mother was in shock as her neighbour accused her son of being a creep, staring at her while she mowed the lawn. The only problem is only a toddler, way too young to have feelings towards the teenage girl, so she has turned to Reddit to see if she made a mistake letting him watch her.
Her Little Boy Loved Watching the World
In a small neighborhood, a mother and her toddler, 1.5 years old to be exact, were enjoying some sunshine in their front yard.
The mother always kept an eye on her child while they played. On this occasion, a neighbor’s teenage daughter mowed her lawn, and things turned terrible.
The toddler loved watching the world outside and often observed older kids playing on the street. When the neighbor began mowing her lawn, he ran to the fence with his juice box, eager to see.
He sometimes played with dandelions but mostly sat quietly, captivated by the scene. Worried about safety, the mother never let her child play unsupervised out front.
The Neighbor Called Her Son Creepy
She had read scary stories about kids getting hurt. She tended to her garden and noticed the neighbor’s daughter looking at her son. But she never expected what happened next.
The teenage girl came over to the fence and started screaming at the mother, calling her son creepy and warning that he would grow up to be a creep if he stared at women.
The shocked mother apologized and tried explaining her son’s innocent curiosity, but the neighbor continued yelling. The mother quickly picked up her crying child and retreated to the backyard.
As the neighbor angrily left, she muttered hurtful words, labeling the mother as a bad parent and predicting a negative future for the child.
Is a One and a Half Year Old Sexualizing People?
Feeling guilty, the mother questions whether she made a mistake by allowing her son to watch the neighbor.
Now, the mother seeks reassurance from the Reddit community and wonders if she was wrong for letting her son innocently observe the neighbor’s lawn mowing.
One user believed she wasn’t in the wrong, sarcastically commenting, “A 1.5 yr old is sexualizing someone…. Kids these days they grow up so fast.”
Other users questioned whether there was an underlying problem with the teenage girl, “I’d be concerned for the teenage kid who’s got such a strong response to being watched.”
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Source: Reddit