Actually I'm not! I'm a woman, but people can still be weird about it. I think it's definitely worse for guys though, I think even talking to her could have been awkward as a dude, especially as I don't have my own kids yet and someone's ''uncle'' talking to a stranger's child in a park gets a much worse rap than someone's auntie doing the same thing. I know my own husband (who is great with my niblings) has been given some very funny looks when my niece says stuff to him like ''where's mommy?'' or ''are you going to take me home after dinner?'' until she calls him by his name or people realise I'm there too (usually trailing behind with my toddler nephew). It's very unfair- he's her uncle, he's known her since she was a small bump, and she absolutely adores him. A few times people have shot me funny looks over stuff like that too but the second they see a bearded man with a little girl they get suspicious immediately, which really makes me sad.  Also it makes me laugh a bit because I think if someone were going to try to kidnap a child they would want to start with a much easier one than my niece. The girl just never shuts up!