Great article. Those guys who stare in public, and don’t seem to be doing much of the same thing others are doing, are well-described. They are not just at retail stores, though. They are at the zoo, at the art gallery, at the history museum, the public library, they are anywhere that families with children are, and they often don’t quite fit in.
Listen to your gut.
I could not sleep in a hotel one night in New Jersey with my family when a woman sneered at me as we went off the elevator, “Your kids are blonde, those are the ones they want.” I could not wait to get out of that place. I felt evil all around us. And blonde hair or not, predators just go for the opportunity that presents.
Wow!
I’m so sorry that happened to you.
Being vigilant is the key and yes listen to your gut.