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I was flying a kite at a park. A young mother with two young children came to watch, her son more interested. I'm not great with kids, so I don't know what I should personally do if a child starts walking towards me obviously interested in me or the thing I'm doing.
I wasn't 100% sure they were coming to watch me, but as I backed off a little I could see they were beelining. They just wanted to watch, as they told me later, but I don't love it when strangers watch me do something (particularly things I'm not good at). I offered to let the mother play with the kite to entertain the 2 kids. I felt weird just leaving after mild small talk so I felt like offering was the best I could do, plus I needed to sit down anyway. Was that weird?
I'm essentially a large child. Love cartoons, hate responsibility, trying to find joy through activities I never really got a chance to explore when younger.
Did I come off as weird? I know I came off a little dismissive and avoidant, but I did want to avoid the situation and not to the 5 year old. Also I look like a homeless person because I wear baggy clothes and don't shave, I just didn't want to be a weirdo beckoning some kid (I know the mom was there, still though)
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