Mother Of A 19-Year-Old Furiously Vents On Reddit After A AAA Driver Used Her Private Account Information To Stalk Her Daughter On Social Media
Having your shields up all the time is a typical part of being a woman. There is a certain level of awareness we must maintain all the time to feel some semblance of security.
Every time we walk out of the door, we are always assessing our surroundings for any signs of danger. It helps to develop our spidey senses.
We are constantly reminded to trust our gut and if anything feels off we must remove ourselves from the situation lest it turns into something ugly. We are obligated to at least know a bit of self-defense in case we come across an attacker.
Every woman has been told at least once to never walk alone at night or to walk against the traffic because that's safer. We also carry keys in between our fingers just in case someone gets a funny idea and disrespects our personal space.
When someone on Reddit asked what women would do if all of the men disappeared for 24 hours, do you know what one of the top answers was? A majority of the women said they would finally be able to jog at night, alone, and with earphones on without the fear of being attacked.
Despite all of our preparations and the precautions we take, countless women still get assaulted, stalked, and harassed. There's something unsettling when you realize just how dangerous the world can be for a woman.
This mom of a 19-year-old college student had to exercise restraint when a AAA truck driver stalked her daughter
u/WaymoresBluesOP and her husband told their daughter to call AAA to assist her when her car won't start
Her daughter used OP's account to call for help and within 15 minutes, the AAA associate showed up. OP and her husband were on the phone with their daughter for the whole five minutes the service took.
u/WaymoresBluesThe next morning, OP's daughter woke up to messages from the AAA driver on her social media
He said he liked her "vibe" and asked if they could meet up for coffee. OP's daughter blocked this 30-year-old man on all of her socials.
OP was fuming because her daughter never told the driver her name. This meant he used OP's information from AAA to track her on social media and eventually find OP's daughter.
u/WaymoresBluesThis creep also showed up at the campus as if to wait for OP's daughter
OP reported him to AAA and she also told her daughter to request assistance from campus security for the following week. Her daughter is also using a different car just to be safe.
u/WaymoresBluesNeedless to say, OP is furious and urged parents to raise their kids to know better
u/WaymoresBluesThere shouldn't be any reason not to hold stalkers like this accountable
Pip-PipesUnfortunately, even when incidents like these get reported, the perpetrator rarely suffers any consequences...
2drunk2remember
... until it's too late
2drunk2remember
But there are still companies that take disturbing complaints like this seriously and actually hold their employees accountable
mentat70
It's not just civilians you have to be wary of. Sometimes even those who are sworn to protect you are the first ones to violate your rights.
neologismist_
People do not report those in positions of authority like cops due to fear of retaliation
Laurels91
Tracking devices make it too easy to stalk people these days
Purl_of_the_C
As if women do not have enough to worry about
mahfrogs
It was good thinking on OP's part to stay on the phone with her daughter the whole time
BriMagic
Movies like these should come with a lot of warning because they tend to normalize and romanticize behaviors like these
roostertree
It's terrifying to know that you can literally do nothing wrong and still be in danger from people who think that behaving this way is okay
andandandetc
Hopefully, this 30-year-old man who stalked OP's daughter faced the consequences of his criminal actions
oohrosie
We were fed a diet of "if a boy pulls on your pigtails, it means he likes you" ever since we were little. We should teach our kids better lessons than the ones we were taught.
Hurting people, stalking them, and disrespecting their boundaries are not romantic gestures. They are the actions of people who eventually end up in jail.
