For goodness sake! This is the last thing I need. Some little boy looking up to me as some kind of role model or father figure! Why me? I am the last person who should be influencing this kid!!!

All I did was notice how he likes machines, spaceships, cars and all things mechanical and how he reminds me of me when I was a little boy - I have Asperger's. He seems to have it too possibly - very quiet, doing his own thing, etc.

Then I gave him one of my little cars to play with, it was just standing in my office as an ornament, because I happen to collect the stuff.

Next thing I know, now he can't wait to see me when his mom brings him around, and seeks out my office first thing!

The last thing I want is to influence this kid with my f-cked up life views!!! How does the things I don't want always find me?!!! For goodness sake, I'm like a sh--t magnet!

I'm so f-cked up, I never wanted to be a dad. Now I've got a boy (having a son of my own is what I dreaded the most) thinking I'm really cool and he wants to spend time with me!

He's already starting to ask about how to do a school project and what not.

I don't have the depth of character to deal with children! Help!!!

[Atypical_Disaster]

Hilariously enough I can identify with children being oddly attracted to me. This kind of thing has happened to me numerous times, children just latching onto me and it's the epitome of ironic to me. I don't "play the game" with children, but I've got no doubt that I've unintentionally corrupted a few, especially older children, like 12-17 ish. Teenagers in particular seem to have the strongest attraction to me and that I can understand, though I still consider them to be children, they are at a stage of development where it's natural to rebel against authority figures and so on and they of course see that I am a rebel as a lifestyle choice so therefore I'm "cool" in their eyes. Heh.

Last time I went on a vacation I was watching one of my friend's kids and she's 3... And I was just doing my own thing singing to myself while I was cooking lunch and so on... Now my friend just texted me saying that now her kid is singing, "I'm a liar, I lie all the time and I like it..." and she said she KNOWS it's entirely my fault that her kid is singing that. We both just find it funny(my friend knows I'm psychopathic), but yeah oops, LOL.

LOL, yeah exactly. What if I end up teaching this kid something unintentionally? I'll never hear the end of it.

I know what a dark pit my life is, the last thing I want is someone impressionable looking at it and going "Mmmm...that looks like fun!"

[Atypical_Disaster]

Kids are curious beings, and when they see something "mysterious" like adults they are drawn to it but kids are of course innocent so they aren't as aware of the possible dangers of those of us that are "darker" as adults are(but heck, I've met many adults who are way more naive than any child will ever be). That's my thought on the matter anyways. And kids always gravitate towards adults who really get "on their level" so to speak. It sounds like you likely made this kid's week, hence the attachment.

Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster

It sounds like you likely made this kid's week, hence the attachment.

Oh man! I so never intended to!

I like kids!!

[pathway2FREEDOM]

Look on the bright side, you may end up with a Rachel Weisz type. "About a Boy," this is a movie dude with a great soundtrack.

[MissFiona]

Originally Posted by Anonymous200265

For goodness sake! This is the last thing I need. Some little boy looking up to me as some kind of role model or father figure! Why me? I am the last person who should be influencing this kid!!!

All I did was notice how he likes machines, spaceships, cars and all things mechanical and how he reminds me of me when I was a little boy - I have Asperger's. He seems to have it too possibly - very quiet, doing his own thing, etc.

Then I gave him one of my little cars to play with, it was just standing in my office as an ornament, because I happen to collect the stuff.

Next thing I know, now he can't wait to see me when his mom brings him around, and seeks out my office first thing!

Sounds like the child has the depth of character required to deal with it.

The last thing I want is to influence this kid with my f-cked up life views!!! How does the things I don't want always find me?!!! For goodness sake, I'm like a sh--t magnet!

I'm so f-cked up, I never wanted to be a dad. Now I've got a boy (having a son of my own is what I dreaded the most) thinking I'm really cool and he wants to spend time with me!

He's already starting to ask about how to do a school project and what not.

I don't have the depth of character to deal with children! Help!!!

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