Blair is tired of BOOMERS coming up and talking to her children. She doesn’t care for the “compliments” they pay her kids and she doesn’t know why they feel entitled to talk to them in a manner she doesn’t like. Do you think Blair is being crazy? Or do BOOMERS talk to strangers kids in a way they shouldn’t?
Jonathan: And today we have Blair on with us.
Ayla: Hey, Blair. Hi. How are you doing?
Blair: Fantastic.
Jonathan: So you’re calling in because you actually heard us discussing something last week on Friday about children and, in your words, BOOMERS. And you thought we were putting bad information out there. So what’s going on?
Blair: Yeah, I absolutely just have to disagree with everything that you guys were talking about. I’m a mom of twin boys and I am just tired of BOOMERS coming up to my kids at the grocery store and talking to them as if they know them. “Oh, are you guys going to play sports when you grow up? Those are going to be some Heartbreakers”. Don’t talk to my child.
Jonathan: Wow.
Blair: The Full stranger danger being dumb thing. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. I don’t think that’s just for people who made a mistake.
Jonathan: And I’m not trying to interrupt you. I’m just clarifying. We had this audio from this millennial mom who said “I’m tired of boomers coming up to my kids and saying, hi, don’t talk to my kids when I’m out with them. That’s not okay.” And then we made the point that stranger danger is actually a really bad concept because it makes you afraid of people who might actually be able to help you. But you disagree with that, obviously, Blair.
Blair: I mean, I don’t want my kids coming home and saying that they talked to people on their way home from school or anything. If you see that my child is coming home from school just don’t approach them. Don’t talk to them. If you see that I’m with them, you can talk to me. I won’t be happy about it, but don’t talk to my child first.
Ayla: Blair, can I ask you a question? I actually run into this problem all the time where I’m walking with my baby and there are people in high school, obviously in the younger generation walking home, and I always say hello to them and none of them ever respond back to me. And it makes me feel like the younger generation doesn’t get it, that they don’t understand how to even have an in-person conversation. I feel like that’s the missing part of this equation. But you’re saying that as a parent, you’ve taught kids like that not to even interact with people like me.
Blair: Yeah, I just tell my sons that if somebody tries to approach you, you can smile and wave at people but don’t do not approach people with conversation. If they try to come up to you, then text me if you feel like you’re in danger.
Jonathan: Okay, well.
Ayla: A simple hi. Yeah, that’s fine.
Jonathan: Okay. So let me ask you this, though. If somebody just came up to your kid, like Ayla, she’s pushing a stroller and she just says, hi, how are you? How are you guys doing? Have a wonderful day. Isn’t it beautiful outside? That’s too much.
Blair: Oh, I’m sure that’s well and fine. But, that’s just grooming children to be okay with saying hello to strangers. If somebody came up in a van and did the same thing, do you think that I should just let my child be okay with saying, Yeah, sure, I’ll come into your van with you?
Jonathan: Well, Ayla does drive around in a van offering children candy, so that’s a bit of a problem.
Ayla: Because it doesn’t matter if I’m just walking alone with my baby or in a van. I’m the same evil person to Blair.
Jonathan: Here’s what Blair saying. She’s saying, Do not talk to her children when she’s out with them because that’s just grooming them to get kidnaped by somebody in a van. Do you agree with this?
