What's the world coming to?

[XmisterIS]

At the risk of sounding like an indignant Mumsnet member, I'm now going to post like an indignant Mumsnet member ...

I took my 15 month old daughter swimming at the paddling pool on Southampton common today (it's only 2ft deep, but when you're only 2 1/2 ft tall, it's a swimming pool!) Afterwards I took off her swimming kit and let her run round in the buff for 5 minutes to make sure she was dry, and because she likes running round naked! (As do most toddlers before they learn about shame). I was approached by one of the lifeguards who asked me to put some clothes on her because there had been people coming along to the pool and taking mobile phone pictures of naked infants (presumably so they can get their rocks off looking at little kids ... you've got to be seriously f**ked up in the head to do that). I said, "That's no problem, if I see someone taking photos of my daughter, I'll punch them full in the face and throw them in the pool".

What the f**k is going on with society? Back when I was a toddler, nobody batted an eyelid about naked children. My parents have photos of me and my friends as toddlers all playing on the beach, all naked, in 1977. Nothing sexual about it at all, and nobody even remotely bothered by it.

[Guest]

There are some seriously sick and depraved people out there I'm afraid.

I was a parent in the 70's and we all took photos of our kids as babies having a bath in a plastic bowl......nobody ever thought twice about it.

There were sickos around then for sure (Saville etc)......but we never knew anything about it. Information wasn't as freely available as it is now.

[MarkW]

One of the best photos of me as a youngster was taken by a bloke who lived down the road who turned out to be a massive paedo. On the positive side, all the families on our street had great photos of their kids.

[Six30]

When I was about 8 a paedophile moved in next door... It was alright , loads of free sweets and ice cream.

[cockercas]

One of the best photos of me as a youngster was taken by a bloke who lived down the road who turned out to be a massive paedo. On the positive side, all the families on our street had great photos of their kids.

[Guest]

what mark said

what six said

Try filming at their school plays...

The minority destroy the majoritys fun, then the fun police get involved

[asharin]

I didn't realise you were so local lol, I'm only over in Northam! Well, until August anyway..then Wales

[adriansk]

When I was about 8 a paedophile moved in next door... It was alright , loads of free sweets and ice cream.