We were living in England, on an Air Force Base, and I was noticing that my seven-year-old daughter was trusting people just by the fact they lived on the base. Well, most people (in general) are trustworthy, but I didn’t want Pamela to think she could just blindly trust people. So at one point we had new neighbors, with three children, moving in next door. My daughter and the three children were outside playing, in the front yard, where I could see them. Pamela then came in and asked if she could go over to their house to play. Well, I hadn’t met the parents yet, and I explained to Pamela that you don’t just go into a stranger’s house - that I needed to meet the parents first to make sure I felt comfortable. The discussion ended and so I thought she understood my explanation. A couple of days later the mom came over and asked if the family had done something to offend me in some way. I was completely taken off guard, “No of course not!,” I replied. She then told me that her daughter had asked Pamela if she could come over to play; to which Pamela replied, “No, I can’t come in your house because my mom doesn’t trust you.” My face turned beet red - I was just so embarrassed. I quickly explained that I was just trying to teach Pamela not trust just anyone, and luckily this mother completely understood, and said she thought maybe that was the case. We were friends and great neighbors after that, but I definitely learned to watch exactly what I said, to my daughter, from that point on!
Lisa J.
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