Am I being overly paranoid?

I would always follow your gut instinct, but I just wanted to say this. If the guy really was a true predator, I doubt he would offer to mail you the pics and under his personal email address. I bet he thought your daughter was cute, which I'm sure she is :-) , and he just thought he would offer the pics to be polite. I would email him and say thank you, see what he says. I think it's kinda weird he asked if you were going to be back, but I guess to me it kinda depends on the age too. If he seemed like some little old man I wouldn't be as creeped out compared to a younger man. I know, it sounds stupid, but that's usually how I feel. I follow my instincts a lot though, and that's all I can advise you to do. Good luck with it though, and I hope this helped in some way! :-)

You're not being overly paranoid. Your a mom, you have a right to look out for the best interest of your child and this guy was a creep. Email him, and (kindly) ask if he could delete the pictures. And like someone else said, if he continues to email you ignore them. Don't go to the park for a few days, just a precaution.

that sounds nuts of this man. That is just weird. do not go back to the park..he probobly does not want to do anything to your daughter or to you but you never know with weird old men anything is possible.

One time this man followed me and my kids to this museum and every time we went he was sitting in the same spot...I swear he like lived there or something. I would be paranoid if I were you as well. Just email him back and ask him to please delete these because the focus was so much on your daughter and it kind of creeeps you out. Just tell it like it is and maybe get a new email...I would. (:

Creepy old men. lol.

I have two daughters under 10 and I don't think you're being paranoid. You never know these days. He may be harmless, but why take the chance with your little girl.

I don't blame you for feeling paranoid.I am very over protective with my daughter who is 15 yr and I would not want any strangers taking pictures of her. Keep a close eye on your daughter when you take her to the dog park. I try my best to keep my daughter near me at all times when we leave our house.

Not over panicking! Definitely not a normal occurrence, and worth reporting to the police (you have his email to give them so they can ID him) I'm normally the last person that would ever tell someone to report something to the police. However, this is definitely creepy, and has the potential to become very danngerous, especially since he asked if you will be coming back.

Secondly, he has your email address, very easy to track online and find personal informaiton, including your telephone and address.

stalkerish of him xD

i would certainly not have given my email, but its alright that you did. try to calm down, i dont think he meant anything by it, probably just that he wanted to see you again... i know, im probably not helping - he DOES sound creepy! next time you are at the dog park, hold your daughters hand or have her close to you. many people out there are not okay for 3 year olds to be around.

be cautious, but not too cautious that you get overly paranoid. everything is alright ^_^

ummm heck no your not being paranoid! There are freaks out there! I honestly don't know what to tell you to do, but definately save the email he sent you! And watch out for that guy...he is probably harmless but you never know!

If you have a weird feeling, then you should go with your gut. Your instincts will never fail you. As humans, we can sense when something isn't right. I would not go back if I were you. Even though he seems harmless, he may not be. In my opinion, you would be VERY wise to go with your feelings on this one!

no that is definitely creepy. or maybe he was doing it to get close to you and try to date you? either way taking pictures of a little child like that is creepy.(without knowing the person)keep his email address just in case anything would happen