Danger From Sources We can’t Pin Down.
Parents know that it is much easier for them to tell their kids not to talk to strangers or take candy from them than for their kids actually to do what they say. Unfortunately, con artists often take advantage of children because they tend to be trusting and naive. The woman says that she knew something was wrong with the world even when she was young.
She pretended to have a “tummy ache,” which turned out to be a gut feeling when a group of strangers in the park tried to get her into their van by giving her toys and candy. She found out later that the “tummy ache” she said she had was a gut feeling. She returned to her father by calling for help and walking back to him. She learned in later years that not all kids are as lucky as she was…