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Originally Posted by Catrina

i totally see what you are saying but IMO i dont think there is anything wrong with telling a little girl she is pretty... that is a compliment.. and she can do what she wants with it.. i know when i was little and i stranger told my mom that i was pretty or something id be happy.. i didnt respond but it wasnt creepy.. at my last job id tell little girls who looked all dressed up how pretty they look and little boys they looked cute/handsome! sometimes they responded "thank u" and sometimes they would just shy away and their moms would say "thank u"... i know from all the news media blowing up child predators but i dont think someone complimenting a little girl is going too far.. maybe just trying to put a smile on their face

There may not be anything wrong with it in and of itself but if it made her uncomfortable (which it seems like it did) then there certainly IS something wrong with continuing to bother the poor child (can't you say thank you? you're being rude... whatever he said). We all have a right to our own boundaries no matter our age and they should be respected. I'm not sure how old Maya's Mom's daughter is but she does not appear to be a toddler or young preschooler. At a certain point men (strangers) run the risk of making a girl uncomfortable by commenting on her appearance. It just isn't always appropriate.