&gt; <i>&quot;I&#x27;ve seen moms and dads on playground who are way out there in assessing what is threatening and what is not. They&#x27;d see a man walking by the playground going by their business and start calling their children closer to them acting all scared.&quot;</i><p>This happens to me all the time in the grocery store.  In the past I was a teacher, and now I&#x27;m a stay-at-home dad.  If I have my son with me, everyone thinks I&#x27;m awesome for being a man who takes responsibility for his kid; if he&#x27;s at school and I&#x27;m at the store and happen to be within half a mile of a kid, people look at me like I&#x27;m a creeper.