I went for a bike ride with my two year old daughter to our local coffee shop the other day. Inside there was a table with two older men who were waving and said hello to my daughter. Then one of them asked:

"Can I take a picture of your daughter?"

Uhhhh no. Do parents actually allow strangers to take random pictures of their kids? I don't think there was any malicious intent. And I'm grateful he asked permission before getting out his phone to take a picture on his own. I was so taken aback by the request because taking pictures of random kids is not something I'd even remotely consider as being a socially acceptable thing to do. Is this a common thing? Do parents actually allow strangers to take pictures of their kids?

Am I the asshole here for not wanting a complete stranger to have pictures of my toddler daughter?