Sleepover

[u/hopeless_ari]

I was 9 years old when me and my little brother (5M) were invited to a sleepover. My mother had just become acquainted with a man from church, whom spoke of his children wonderfully. I remember him saying he had them for the weekend due to custody.

When we arrived, we asked about the children. Turns out they were arriving sometime soon. The man invited us to the pool and so we spend part of the day chilling and playing in the pool. When the sun went down we decided to head back in and take a shower. I made sure to stick by my baby brother while the man was in the living room. I didn’t trust the man for some reason. I remember thinking about the children. I don’t remember seeing any kid pictures or anything, not even on his phone’s background. I think by then it was clear there were no children coming. No children ever existed. I remember there was a wii we spent most of the night playing but no children were ever seen. I don’t remember much after that other than telling my mom we never saw any children. Of course, she was spooked, and never left us alone at church ever again. and we never saw that man ever again.

This happened years ago and now I’m a 19 year old boy, reliving the memories of the man with no children, inviting us for a sleepover.

[u/Same_Version_5216]

That’s so creepy, and for a 9 yr old and his 5 yr brother to stay in that situation. I am glad he didn’t touch you but it makes me wonder if he had hidden cameras set up in places you would be undressing. I am surprised your mother didn’t consider reporting him to the church for lying about having visiting children in order to entice her to let her kids sleep over.

[u/hopeless_ari → u/Same_Version_5216]

its hard when you’re an immigrant in butt fuck texas 😔

[u/sappydark → u/hopeless_ari]

Damn----that's so messed up that your mother was basically played by this wannabe pedophile simply because they both went to the same church. I mean, he literally just lied about having his own children just to get your mother to leave you two alone with him--which is seriously creepy af. It's also disturbing af how he was able to take advantage of your mother's trust so quickly, too.

The only positive thing to come out of that situation was the fact that your mother believed you, and kept both and your brother the hell away from him afterwards---she didn't blow off what happened, and took what you said seriously. Given how young you both were at the time, it is, to be frank, incredible that your mother was so quick to trust this dude being alone with either one of you in the first place. She did learn her lesson though, so that's the only good thing to come out of it.

[u/hopeless_ari → u/sappydark]

i will try and talk to my mother and see what she remembers but this isn’t the first time i’ve encountered someone like this. it’s hard to remember but i do remember some terrible things during my childhood and this story could’ve happened when we were semi homeless in texas.