He Maintained a Shirtless Running Habit to Train for Track—Then Executed a Code-of-Conduct Audit When a Neighbor Called the Police
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Imagine living in a climate where it’s really hot and humid outside. Would you think it would be okay for a teenage boy to go for a run around the neighborhood without wearing a shirt, or is that inappropriate?
In this story, one teenage boy didn’t think he was doing anything wrong by running without a shirt, but after talking to a neighbor and his own mother, he’s starting to wonder if he should put a shirt on.
While he’s not really doing anything wrong, should he put a shirt on anyway?
Let’s read the whole story to decide.
AITA for not wearing a shirt while I run in my own neighborhood
Alright for some background, I’m currently in high school (ik, my issue can’t be to significant because of my young age).
Also, I workout nearly 3 hours a day in hopes of playing college football eventually.
This of course has made me significantly larger than a lot of other individuals my age.
He’s staying active.
Ok, to the story. So due to the quarantine, I have been going on runs around my neighborhood.
I enjoy running shirtless due to the Florida heat.
On my route, I’ll usually pass a woman who sits on her porch, and occasionally her son playing basketball in the driveway.
Yesterday, the lady flagged me down, so I stopped and looked at her.
She was pretty demanding.
Before any kind of civil greeting, this lady starts lecturing me on decency and how it makes her son self conscious (he is at least 3 years younger btw).
I told her sorry he felt that way, but it was to hot to run with my shirt on, and I started up on my route again.
When I looped back around, she ran out in front of me trying to make me stop again.
I just ran around her.
Now, he’s wondering if he’s wrong.
When I got home and told my mother, she said the lady was out of line, but did have a point.
I was surprised she had never even batted an eye to the notion before, but made me think maybe I was in the wrong here.
It doesn’t sound like his mother thinks he’s doing anything wrong, but she understand’s the neighbor’s perspective.
Let’s see what Reddit suggests.
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This person doesn’t think he’s doing anything wrong.
A woman who lives in Florida weighs in.
This person thinks the neighbor’s son must be so embarrassed.
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Nobody thinks he’s doing anything wrong.
It was really inappropriate of the neighbor to flag him down and reprimand him. He isn’t doing anything wrong. If the neighbor’s son feels self-conscious he can start working out more.
That neighbor sounds like a Karen.
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