Recently moved into a new apartment and a African man who lives in the building took a interest in myself and my daughter. He gave a compliment like I dont know which one is more beautiful you or the daughter. I say thanks but then he sees us another day and he throws another compliment. Now im uncomfortable. Another day he stops in his tracks to stare at the both of us briefly. One day my daughter forgot something in the car and went downstairs to grab it. He approaches the car and asks her how old she was. She tells him please step back im not comfortable. He said " fine im going inside anyway". My daughter tells me what happened and I immediately flew into a rage. I knew exactly who she was talking about and went and knocked on his door. I told him if he has any questions he needs to ask me directly not when my daughter is alone. He acted like he never saw us before and defended his behavior by saying he has a son. Pissed me off. Am I over reacting?
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Not overreacting. When it comes to our little daughters (and even sons) trust every instinct and gut feeling.
Glad you told him off and be on your guard always.
That being said, I don’t think mentioning he’s African was important and if that’s the only reason you’re worried then i would think twice.
Also, compliments aren’t always harmful but approaching daughter when alone is definitely not ok when you’re not friends.

Don’t let her out of your sight. Please. Reading this scares me

Definitely not overreacting. It’s always the people that live close to where our coast to personal your instincts are never wrong, especially as a mother.
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