i was in the metro-centre (huge shopping centre where i live) with my littlest son who is 4, (he never looks where he is going)well, we were walking up the stairs to go to the upper level, when one minute he was walking next to me on the stairs the next he had fallen backwards to the bottom and was screaming his head off ( i still not sure what happened) as i rushed to the bottom of the staircase, loads of people just walked past him (people with kids too) and the only ones to come to his aid were a young boy 15ish and his girlfriend, two of the scariest looking people ive ever laid eyes on!, both had white faces and im not sure who had on the most eye make up, but he def. had the most piercings, anyway,they were lovely, made sure he was okay, made him laugh ( once he'd stopped gawping at them, he was in awe of the make up and clothing they had on) and the young lad gave him a studded bracelet which he has never taken off since, even wore it to school this morning!:D
he is okay by the way, nasty bruises but no broken bones, im sure kids bounce!!:D

suppose im just saying ive judged people in the past by how they looked and yesterday i had my eyes opened! i feel quite ashamed of myself. these were two of the nicest kids ive ever met.

I think we're all guilty of that Amberjade :( I did hear a lovely story about a lady who had just left her house to walk to the shops, when she saw a yob with bright orange hair, leathers, piercings etc running after her, terrified she braced herself for the imminent attack.........he stopped and said very quietly "Sorry love, but you've got your skirt tucked in your knickers" :)

Glad your son was ok anyway:)

liberty

Good to know some people will still come forward to help a little boy. Love the spiky souvenier. In 10 years time we'll see if this experience had a permanent effect. :)

my nephew also looks like something from village of the damned....but he's one of the nicest lads you could meet.:) :).

My friend used to be all gothic, shes not so much now though, but shes always been really nice and 'sensible' and my kids love her.
Some of you may have seen her on TV last week, she was on Ann Summers uncovered, lol, she was the girl who was having her first day at work in the Ann Summers shop, dont think we'll ever let her live that one down :D

Hi, Fi, if your reading this btw, lol.

I agree with you completely amberjade. My son has a very 'individual' dress sense and has never to my knowledge worn matching socks, or even both socks the right way round - he's 23 :). I know I'm his mum, but he is one of the kindest, caring and most generous people I know, an absolute sweetheart who will help anyone he can. He has a big social conscience and insists on taking his old clothes to Oxfam shops - I'm waiting for them to say he needs them more than they do!! Every dog he meets adores him on sight! Yet he has been stopped at least six times by the police for no reason other than his appearance. Just goes to show that dogs are far better judges of character :D Oh yes, and he's a philosophy graduate :)

I learnt my lesson about 10 years ago.I was introduced to a man who scared the c**p out of me.I was very middle of the road with a 'normal' looking family,house etc and this bloke was ...long hair,beard to his waist,tattoos,leather jeans, typical biker -you get what I mean!!! Well hes now my hubby and after suffering 8 years of abusive marraige to my clean cut first hubby I now have the most wonderful caring hubby any one could imagine(now less the hair and beard!).We're both now are into motorcycles and I couldn't be happier or more spoilt.
Archer

What a nice story.Glad you are happy together.
Remember behind every good man there is a good women.
Chow.