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The original was posted on /r/amitheasshole by /u/InterestingAct9381 on 2024-01-22 21:21:25+00:00.
I (36f) usually have time to drive my daughter to the bus stop every morning before work. Last week, where we were, it was -11 windchill. There is a kid (12-14m, middle school aged) that comes down to the bus stop as well. I do not know him, nor his parents. This is relevant to the story. On Friday, when it was -11, he came out in nothing but a thin pullover.
I felt like I couldn't ethically allow a kid to stand out in such cold weather when I had a warm car he could sit in. He took my offer and sat in my backseat while me and my daughter spoke. He kept his airpods in and didn't say much other than saying thank you. Busses were running ~15 minutes late as well so nobody really should've been out in that.
However, yesterday while I was walking my dog a woman came up to me. She asked me why I took her son into my car. I explained that the weather was well into the negatives and he was not wearing a coat, and the bus was quite late. She told me to never do that again and that what I did was incredibly creepy and to leave her son alone.
I was taken aback, I just offered the kid a warm place to sit and didn't even speak to him. I feel bad, because of course I never want to come across as creepy or overstepping boundaries, but I also feel like if the roles were reversed and I was unable to take my daughter to the bus stop, and this mom offered her a place to sit, I would be thankful. I feel bad for doing something I thought was nice. Is this weird? AITA?