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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 02:16 PM
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6. Again, why wouldn't she just volunteer on her own?
Edited on Sat Sep-30-06 02:19 PM by TahitiNut
If someone was in the position to donate that much time, why waste it merely being a chaperon? (Single women just aren't looked at as potential pedophiles like single men are.) Why would I even need a chaperon? What happens when she has another obligation and can't make some meeting?

As it happens, I made sure I worked closely with a female teacher who, along with her husband, were good personal friends of mine. I used her classroom and made sure I arrived before she left for the day. While no "character reference" is ever a guarantee - and a poor defense in any event - I can't risk doing ANY volunteer work unless I have such a contact.

Pardon the comparison, but isn't that like saying a woman can't go out in public in Saudi Arabia without a male relative escorting her? I realize I'm making a comparison where the scale is hugely different, but the core issue remains.

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