This is rather light compared to some of the super drama filled posts on this sub. If that’s what you’re here for, about face. 

Few days ago I had to get some routine maintenance done on my vehicle. It’s a higher end dealership, so there’s a nice waiting room/lounge area with TVs, charging stations, beverages and snacks. There were a couple unforeseen issues on my vehicle so I ended up being there for about 3 hours for what was supposed to be an oil change and tire rotation. 

About two hours into waiting there (I was alone in there for quite a while at this point) a salesman walked in a little girl and her younger brother, they both had tablets, they sat down and the salesman left. The girl was somewhere between 8-10, and the boy was probably 5 or 6. We were in there alone and I wanted to make them feel comfortable, so I started talking to them about the snow storm that was all over the TV. We’re in the southwest and they had never really seen snow so it started a good fun little conversation. Then the little boy started showing me his games on his tablet, and I was just entertaining them. 

We were really having a good time and about a half hour into it the little girl was telling me all about her family and her life. All totally normal stuff, but then she started to tell me about their house and how close it is to the school (she specifically told me about walking through the path behind the school taking a left and walking X houses down, etc.) and what time they do this, and I cut her off. I didn’t know her name I just said, “Sweetie, I’m sorry, but you really shouldn’t be telling me this stuff. I’m a nice man, and would never hurt you, but you don’t *know* that. You can’t tell these types of things to strangers.” 

It seemed like she understood, and shook her head yes, but then she totally shut down. It seemed like I almost scared her. Any attempts to talk to her from that point on were futile. It was sad because I was really having fun with them, could tell they were, and I wanted them to feel comfortable in this place alone with me. 

Side note: no one came to check on them, like once. In the entire hour I was there with them. Their grandparents were looking at getting a car, but no salesman came around to look for them or anything. That didn’t really seem right to me, but whatever. 

AITA for stopping this girl in the middle of her story and pointing out what she shouldn’t be telling me and why? Should I have let it go, knowing I’m obviously not going to do anything, and they’re not my kids so it’s not my responsibility to educate them on these things?