**Warning: There will be A LOT of bragging in this post. Finished off with a little attitude and a sprinkle of sexist remarks**
I know I'm biased, but my daughter is THE most beautiful girl in the entire world! Seriously, she is gorgeous! Beautiful dark olive skin that she got from her daddy's polynesian roots, beautiful brown eyes that she got from me. I dare say that she got the best of both of us. Because she is so beautiful, I am EXTRA sensitive to wandering eyes in her general direction. I have been known to grab her by the arm and drag her out of a store because a man smiled at her and it gave me the creeps. Think I'm crazy...maybe so! On with the post...
Riley, my son, had parent teacher conference at his school. I spoke to his teacher for a good 30 minutes and she gave me a glowing report. He is doing amazing in school with his behavior (BIG sigh of relief there) and he is excelling in every subject including, but not limited to, reading, math and science. This kid amazes me with his brilliance! Anyways, on the way out I promised Riley that he could pick any place to go and get a treat for his amazing-ness. To my dismay, he chose 7-Eleven. I re-iterated that he could pick ANY place to get a treat and he still demanded we stop by "The Sev" so he could pick a treat. Mmmmkay, so after dinner and a short trip to Target, off to "The Sev" we go. A good 10 minutes in the store and we are all standing in line with our goodies. The nice cashier rang up my kids' treats first and handed it to them. As he finishes scanning the rest of our loot I swipe my card and begin to pay. I hear a hushed, "Hello Beautiful" behind me and turn to see who is talking to me...haha! To my utter horror, my beautiful baby girl is standing behind me and a man is standing behind her oogling her. She took one look at him and then grabbed my hand. My gut reaction was to kick him in the crotch and make a run for it, but I managed to stifle that somehow. I then, take her out of the store and give him my best "disgusted" face. My husband was standing right beside me but didn't hear anything. I had a small thought in my head that maybe that didn't really happen, maybe I made it up because the dude looked like a total scum bag. We get in the truck and this is the conversation that follows:
Me: Kate, what did that man say to you? (She seemed a little embarrassed by it, so I had to ask her 3 times)
Kate: Umm, he said, "Hello cutie pants" hehehe
Jacob: Hahaha! Did he really say that?
Me: UMMM...NO HE DID NOT SAY THAT!
Jacob: What did he say?
Me: He said, "Hello Beautiful" (My tone was as if the devil himself said it to her)
Jacob: Well, she is really beautiful!
Me: Well, I'm sorry, but that guy needs to back the hell off of my daughter!
Jacob: Woah, settle down! Not all men in this world are perverts!
My husband tends to be very logical in his thinking. I tend to be very emotional, obviously. I went with my initial gut reaction and it screamed, "PERVERT ALERT!" My gut has been pretty accurate over the years, like the time it told me I had better watch where I'm walking...right before I fell down the stairs. Sometimes I don't listen and sometimes I do, all in all it's pretty dead on. I wanted to scour every Pervert Alert website as soon as we got home but decided he is probably a closet pervert and hasn't been caught yet. I'll keep my eyes peeled for this guy, mark my words!
In the meantime, to all the men out there, if you see a little girl and you think in your mind, "Wow, she is really *instert comment here*" (i.e. Beautiful, Cute, Pretty...etc.) KEEP IT TO YOURSELF! Don't say it out loud. Just smile and people will think you are friendly. Please don't oogle or gawk, women are really sensitive to creepy men oogling or gawking at them...ahem...and their daughters! Yes, I know it sounds sexist, if a woman were to say the same thing...blah blah blah. The truth is, look like a pervert, act like a pervert, you are probably A PERVERT!
