A year ago I came into conversation in a store with a boy from Afghanistan, I guess 14 years old. We had a nice conversation and he asked if I could help him with some papers for a residence permit. I tutor refugees more often. So I gave him my email address. He saw the Pride flag in my logo and sent me a message asking if I was a pedophile. I explained to him that such a flag could mean may different things. But he kept whining. So I stopped the conversation. I was quite happy I hadn't given him my address. It was nevertheless rather confrontational and it gave me an unsafe feeling. A feeling that turned for a while into anger. Luckily he stopped nagging, so I could forget about this incident. It is double. I still feel it was a nice boy, but wasted by his culture. Your story brings it back to the surface. I hope he stops haunting you so you can forget him. |