Is it normal for friend to freak when i told her i volunteer
I volunteer for an after school program.We give the kids free art and music lessons. We take the kids on little outings and give them backpacks full of food and different items they might like/need, because alot of them are very poor .Sometimes the kids confide in me and occasionally I give advice. But mostly I listen. My friend freaked out and said I better be careful no parent sues me or comes after me thinking I am a pedophile or I am trying to poison their kids against me because no good deed goes unpunished.I explain to her most of their parents either aren't in the picture or really appreciate the help. She also said I am not qualified to be a shrink and what if the kids sue me because they smell money.I tried to explain what I do more clearly and she just kept going on how kids have all these rights and all it takes is for them to make up a story about me and I will be in jail.Then she went on a tangent about how I should stay away from children as much as possible with my personality even though I am good at what I do. Also without a degree how can I possible help them? I changed the subject because I was feeling very insulted and she left in a hurry. It made me wonder about a lot of things, the chief one being why I agreed to have lunch with her.