Perv Radar.

I am not good at very much, with the exception of creating problems for myself, the only other trait I'm truly proud of is my ability to spot a pervert.  I've had this special "talent" since I was at least ten-years-old.

I first discovered my pervert-sensing abilties in grade five. It was during french class, and my teacher, Mr. M  snapped a girl's bra strap(a very obvious move). I went home and told my mom about the incident, which she promptly took up with the principal and my home-room teacher. After the abovementioned happened I began watching him more closely, he would watch girls get up from  their desks and walk out of class-a classic pervert move. 

Meg had him as her french teacher too-she was in grade one at the time. He had the audicity to tell Meg "she was stupid just like her sisiter" which Meg told our mother. He knew I was onto his pervertedness so much so that he was trying to alienate Meg. Outrageous.  After he "left" the school it was another two years before I encountered yet another pervert.

My next encounter was also a teacher, Mr. K. He would stare unabashedely at girls as they left the classroom, this pissed me off. I would watch him, watching them, I wanted him to know I was onto him.  I told all my best friends at the time, Lisa, Rayna and Stephanie, we formed an anti-pervert brigade.  I use to walk out of the classroom and do a quick turn around; I loved trying to catch him in the act of staring. The worst of it, at parent teacher night, my mom turned to me and said: "he gives me the creeps to".

Where am I going with this? Meg and I were discussing over the weekend traits and capabilites we would love our kids to have. For me, I would like all my girls to have pervert radar.  Naturally, my business acumen has swung into full gear.  I think Girl Guides needs to add an "activity"- How to spot a pervert.  I'm thinking of starting another blog, "Perverts and the five W's" (who, what, where, when and why).

 Cheers, cheers,

L