Too Quick to Judge?

[VaBluebird]

@Bromfield2;d-2164506

This morning at 8:30, I heard loud knocking at the front door and went to answer. There was a man in his fifties and a young girl (probably 6 or 7). She was the one who was knocking. When I opened the door the man said “Good morning” and told his name was X. He pointed to the girl and said, “This is my friend.” The girl just looked at me. Long story short, the guy wanted to know if I ever thought about the purpose of life. Then he asked if he could read something from the Bible. I said thanks but no thanks, and he left a flyer. He was a Jehovah Witness (at least JW.org was on the flyer).

I have had Jehovah’s Witnesses come to the door in the past, but this just seemed a little weird because of the young girl. I thought about it for a long time and wondered if she was there voluntarily and wondered why her parents weren’t with her–she never said anything. After letting my mind think the worst, I decided to call the non-emergency number for local police dept. The dispatcher took it seriously and asked for a description of the guy, the little girl, and of their car. He said he’d sent a patrol car out.

I told my husband about it later and his comment was that I read too many crime novels. I really felt that something was strange about the situation and decided to trust my instinct. Did I judge too quickly?

No. That is concerning. I would have also