Yuck

Normally (if I can have a normally since I've only done the blog less than a week) I try to post about lighter things. I like to see the humor in things, but there isn't anything funny about this post. I had something completely yucky happen today. The kids and I were at the dentist office in the waiting room and it was just us and another man sitting alone. Chasquida was sitting about 5 seats away from him and I noticed he kept staring at her. That was enough to activate my mommy perv radar so I kept an eye on him while I was keeping the kids occupied. A few minutes later he gets out his cell phone and does this move where he casually yawns and stretches and very sneakily snaps a picture of my baby! Now I know I'm a paranoid mom, but I'm just certain that's what he did. He stretched and when the camera phone was pointed right at her, he pressed a button. I was too shocked to do anything but have her come sit by me. When it was time for the boys to go back for their cleaning, I made Chasquida come with us. When we were done, he was gone. Anyway, when I got home, I did a search of the sex offender registry for our town and I'm just sure I found him. It looks just like him and the height, weight, and age match. He had been convicted for sexual contact with a female under the age of 13. I called the police and they said they'd look into it, but I don't think it's actually against the law to take a photo of someone so I don't think anything will come of it. Most, if not all, states have an online sex offender registry and they're free to use. You just have to promise not to hurt anyone you see on it. I would highly advise checking it out every so often if you have kids. Iowa's registry is www.iowasexoffender.com.