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Stranger giving your child money

Make-it-3 · 2013-01-17 13:55:14

The thread about the woman talking to a child in a shopping centre reminded me of an incident that happened to me last year that it would be good to get some opinions on. I was in Poundland (of all places!) picking up some decorations for a Halloween party. My LO (21 months at the time) was beside me in her pushchair…

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Pennywise2012 Posts: 335 Forumite

5 February 2013 at 12:15PM

I'm in the north west, so I don't think it's a tradition here. But my nephew has red hair, and when he was a baby, old ladies always used to give him money in cafes and shopping centers. They loved his hair and would say that it was unusual. It probably helped that he was absolutely obsessed with old ladies, and would smile and wave at them for hours on end!

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