What would your reaction be if a stranger started playing with your child's hair?

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ticktock

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We were at a pizza party last night for my daughter's soccer team. At one point, I asked the coach if she knew the people standing behind her daughter. She just said, "Oh, I'm not staring at them, I'm starting at my daughter." She obviously didn't see it, so I said, "No, not because of that, but because that lady just touched your daughter's hair. So I thought maybe you knew them." She said she had no idea who they were and that it actually happens often, where strangers will reach out and touch her daughter's hair (she has really tight curls, so she thinks its may just be a reason that people want to touch it). She didn't seem to think it was a big deal. I'm not so sure I'd feel the same. If I saw a random stranger touch my daughter's hair, I think I would say something to them. What about you?
*staring at my daughter... not starting.
*so she thinks IT may.... not ITS may
Geez, I can't type today. Sorry.
 
That's a little odd. I would definitely say something. Maybe that's over-reacting, but I really don't want my daughter thinking it's okay for strangers to touch her---not her hair or anywhere else.
 
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