by plannerchick ~ Lately I am pretty sure that there is a sign on my door that says. Please, knock here, make this woman extremely uncomfortable, and then rudely leave. I'm just sayin....
I am not a fan of people comin' a knockin' on my door unless you are a student senior or younger selling something to raise money for some school something, and let's be honest, kid's don't really do that anymore. They just ask people they know, thier family, friends, etc. I remember touring my neighborhood with my $2.00 boxes of chocolate covered almonds. Usually my mom just ended up buying the majority of them. lol
About a month ago a man comes to my door. This particular afternoon my husband was out running errands or something. So it was just me and the boys. So he knocks and I answer, but I don't open the screen door. He introduces hisself, and sticks out his hand for me to shake it. Again I am home alone with the kids, and don't know this man from Adam, I was hesitant until I found out what he wanted. When I wouldn't shake his hand he got huffy, insinuated that I was judging him based on appearance, and stormed off. Then he informed me that he was just out trying to make money and didn't have time for people like me. As he was walking off, I called out to him, "sir you don't have to be rude", to which he hollered back, "thats why I'm walking away, I don't have time to argue".
I called Social and Bossy chick crying, it really hurt my feelings, and made me mad. He came into my space. I was trying to protect my family, but I didn't feel I owed him that explanation. But on the same token, I questioned (at the time) if I had handled in incorrectly. I really don't think I did, I wasn't rude, like I said I was sceptical. Both ladies reminded me that we live in a day and age where you have to be careful about things. God gave me wisdom and I was exercising it!
Anways, a few days later a few ladies came by to share about thier faith. They were as sweet as they could be, respected that I was in the middle of something, gave me a flier about what they were sharing, and went on thier way. I have to say, I don't mind that either. Again, don't know them, and wasn't going to invite them in without my husband being home. But they were cordial. And it wasn't just because they were women, I've had young men stop by in the past that were sharing thier faith (not alone, a pair of them) and they were exactly the same way, respectful of my space!
Fast forward to this week. I am in the kitchen feeding little bit and there is a cheerful knock on the door. (you know the shave and a haircut knock) So I think it is someone I know. As I am walking to the door (my blinds were open) and I can see a young man and woman, and he starts kind of jumping and waving at me. When I answer (and this time I push the screen door a little remembering how much it offended the other guy) he keeps asking me random questions and trying to give me high fives. He tells me that they are seniors (in the middle of the school day). Then tells me they are selling magazines to send to the troops . Well again I am sceptical and they didn't have anything showing they were local seniors. They only paper work he has in a plastic covered something in his pocket and a magazine flier to show me. Then he tells me he just needs me to sign something to show his team leader that he is out talking to people. I tell him I will sign to show you are talking, but I'm not buying anything. He then takes the paper out of my hand and they just leave.
When I left to head to the bank about 30 minutes later they are at a cross roads I have to turn at. He stared me down in my car, and tried to maintain eye contact like he was trying to scare me or something. I just smiled and went on my way. I called the police office (b/c I thought they might be scamming) and they had already had several other calls on them. One even made by someone in law enforcement who was off the clock. Another reason I questioned thier motives was that the night before I was at my in laws and there was a guy just pacing up and down across the street from thier house. When me and my mother in law went inside (and this was pretty long after dark) he came and knocked on the door to sell, guess what, magazines! When I left he was back out pacing.
Anyways, what is your opinion. Am I being rude, naive, to suspicous? Or do you think I am handling things okay. Have you ever had these kinds of situations happen to you? I want to hear what you guys think!