[John Jamieson]

Yes it can. People would start wondering if he took Danielle with him and didn't bring her back.

[Mrs.Liberty]

true, but what I meant was..some people already think they are negligent/bad parents, what with the swinging, leaving the kids alone, etc. Admitting he is down the street visiting someone's wife or at the local paintball arcade or whatever is not going to make him look any worse if he is not the perp.