The big scary apple

By NYCproblems - 24/06/2013 14:06 - United States - New York

Today, my ten-year-old brother came to visit me in NYC. Within ten minutes of walking on Times Square he had seen a prostitute and a partially-naked man. He now refuses to leave my apartment and screams when I try to drag him out. He's here for the next two weeks. FML
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NavalAvaiations1 5

when I was 10, I would have thought that was awesome!

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blackgirllb 12

buy him the prostitute as a babysitter while you go out

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XxcaitanatorXx 12

well u half to love new york. he will probably get use to it sokner or later

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SWC_Penguin 17

Tell him that SWC_Penguin's 6 year old daughter loves walking around New York and that he should try being as brave as a little blonde girl who wears kitten t-shirts.

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ctina 15

He seems really sheltered. I'm not saying that's a bad thing. Too many kids lose their innocence too early. But honestly? My 10 year old nephew would have laughed about a nearly naked man outside and wouldn't have thought anything weird of someone dressed like a prostitute. He'd have been too busy looking at lights and nearly wandering into traffic

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SWC_Penguin 17

Yeah, everyone is calling the kid innocent, but don't you have to know exactly what a prostitute IS in order to be truly freaked out by her? I don't buy the arguments that this kid is totally innocent. Your story sounds like what an innocent kid would be like.

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iwadasn 32

If you think any 10-year-old who hasn't seen a prostitute is sheltered, I can't imagine what your childhood was like.

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surfergirl72 7

Ah, thanks, OP, now Welcome to the Jungle is stuck in my head. Good Luck with all that!

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bluerara912 12

I hate to question your story, but after living in New York for several years now, I have not seen a single prostitute in Times Square considering its against the law

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BrookRae 19

Because everyone listens to the law.

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Aregonde 15

Is Naked Cowboy still around? From my observation, most adult stuff goes way, way over kids' heads, unless you've raised them in a very non-traditional way. When I was ten, as far as I was concerned, prostitution was something that happened in Biblical times. I would never have known to identify one on the street.

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Qwermy 16

Half-naked man in Times Square? Typical. If he was wearing a cowboy hat, we Americans call him the Naked Cowboy. If not, well that's still New York for you.

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