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For those of you who do this, please do not in any way think I am criticizing you for posting pictures of your child/children. That is not why I am posting this. I am just trying to make people aware of the dangers and that this can happen to anyone.
I am a very proud mom and I used to post pics of my child but I don't do this anymore. The reason: I was stalked by a sexual predator. He seen my child's pic and contacted me and we were emailing each other for a while until he started taking interest in my child. He had given his name previously, and because of the "interest" he was taking in my child and with that "gut feeling" screaming at me, I decided to look him up. I found his profile on the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. He had been convicted of molesting both his son and daughter. I reported him to the local authorities but I've not heard what or if anything was ever done about it. So for all of you proud parents wanting to show off your children, by all means please continue to do so. But please, please don't kid yourself and think that it can't happen to you. Think twice when posting a picture of your child. Sexual predators are everywhere, and if they want to find a child, they will figure out any way to do it, and by any means possible. |
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That is why don't have my kids on my profile.
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It doesn't even matter if there is a picture of the kids if the person checked the box that they have kids.
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wow takes all kinds don't it? thanks for the warning!
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Good advice..
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 i went on line just to see how many sexual predators were in my town or close to where i lived and my God it was so many i couldnt believe it and two was on the same street i was on and i know some of them still havent been caught yet but thanks for the advice 
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Im way over protective...I love my son! But I dont have pics up of him for that reason
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yes good advice
thanks for sharing |
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so what if they see my kid on here cause when i date i dont involve my child for some time after i get to know the person... there are sex preditors everywhere not just online... you can meet them in the grocery store while you have your child with you... or at a fair... or a softball game.. u did the right thing by looking it up though... i have that link also..but to get to know someone without your child involved is the best advice.. cause you can pretty much get a vibe... then dont leave your child alone with them for a long time..... learn their past etc
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so what if they see my kid on here cause when i date i dont involve my child for some time after i get to know the person... there are sex preditors everywhere not just online... you can meet them in the grocery store while you have your child with you... or at a fair... or a softball game.. u did the right thing by looking it up though... i have that link also..but to get to know someone without your child involved is the best advice.. cause you can pretty much get a vibe... then dont leave your child alone with them for a long time..... learn their past etc Buttons, I never involve my child when start dating someone either, but I never dated the guy. We never met. This was just thru email. I used to think "Oh, it could never happen to me." Well, guess what? It did. I can protect my child a little bit more in the real world because I have more resources, but on the internet, I can't. So I have to take extra steps to ensure her safety. And as I stated in the beginning of my post, I'm not criticizing anyone who posts pictures of their children. Thats your choice. I was just using my experience to parents to show that, yes, it really can happen. |
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Sick people...people like this make people like me look bad, regardless of the intent everyone will think back on stories like this and judge a person off them based off the story. I take a little interest in someone's child if I intend to visit them, but merely so I can already somewhat know the child and make my stay around them easier on both of us...damn sick people.
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OMG - Thank You!!!
 I was actualy going to post a picture of my Emily, since I had asked others to pray for her. What a world when adults want to harm children. PLEASE SEND ME THE USERS NAME {PRIVATELY}! I SEEM TO BE GULLIBLE AT THIS DATING THING> |
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Ive always thought it was weird that people post pictures of their kids on a dating site
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well i like to think most people are normal.... i have posted my kids in the past they are a big part of my life and of interest to me..... and im glad u never met him!!!
u did all the right things..... ps this is a pic of me 
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Fear--What you said was sweet. Kudos to you! I missed it before.
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Fear--What you said was sweet. Kudos to you! I missed it before. Still sucks that people like that ruin it for the genuine one's. By all means protect your children, I've talked with women on here that don't post pics of their child because of that. Completly understandable, but don't shut out every person that is merely interested in the person your child is...
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There are perverts everywhere, unfortunately... some in our own homes.
The best we can do is try to keep them safe and in a healthy environment and let them know that speaking out is EXTREMELY important if anything should ever happen. Be open with your children about what is acceptable behavior and what is not. Do not shield them so much that they have no clue what to do if someone does something horrible, even if they threaten their life or the life of anyone they love. Yes, it's good to not advertise your children, but it's also a better thing to get to know a person well before trusting them with any aspect of your life.
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Well stated.
Fear, I'm sure the right person will see your heart is in the right place and care more about you, because of it.
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For those of you who do this, please do not in any way think I am criticizing you for posting pictures of your child/children. That is not why I am posting this. I am just trying to make people aware of the dangers and that this can happen to anyone. I am a very proud mom and I used to post pics of my child but I don't do this anymore. The reason: I was stalked by a sexual predator. He seen my child's pic and contacted me and we were emailing each other for a while until he started taking interest in my child. He had given his name previously, and because of the "interest" he was taking in my child and with that "gut feeling" screaming at me, I decided to look him up. I found his profile on the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. He had been convicted of molesting both his son and daughter. I reported him to the local authorities but I've not heard what or if anything was ever done about it. So for all of you proud parents wanting to show off your children, by all means please continue to do so. But please, please don't kid yourself and think that it can't happen to you. Think twice when posting a picture of your child. Sexual predators are everywhere, and if they want to find a child, they will figure out any way to do it, and by any means possible. Thanks for the reminder. What you went through is too creepy. I will never post my child's photo. Most people on here don't know if I have a boy or girl or what their age is. |
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Fear--What you said was sweet. Kudos to you! I missed it before. Still sucks that people like that ruin it for the genuine one's. By all means protect your children, I've talked with women on here that don't post pics of their child because of that. Completely understandable, but don't shut out every person that is merely interested in the person your child is... I don't "shut out" every person who is merely interested in my daughter. And I don't have a problem with that because I know the subject of her is going to come up sometime in the conversation of us getting to know each other. But the guy was taking full interest in my child and that's all he wanted to talk about. I would just rather not post any pictures of my child and be safe then sorry. |
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