this morning i got picked up at newark in an uber. i got in early in the morning at 4am. the guy that picked me up had his young daughter, like a toddler, sitting in the passenger seat with no car seat.
she slept the whole time but the uber driver kept reassuring me that if i wanted to play music or whatnot, that i could, and not to mind her. the sun was coming up and he poked her to get her to watch; he said something to her about how the sun was “back” and so i assume they had been doing this all night. that really fucked with me and made me sad.
in other cities i’ve seen this before and i always tend to assume that if the parent had a safer place for the child to go, they would probably be there. i’ve been the child of a broke divorced father and have tagged along to work before and i know how disorienting and saddening it can feel. especially for a little girl with her father, i worry a lot about the idea that the next person the dad picks up will not have good intentions. i also understand how destabilizing it could be if i reported this man and he couldn’t drive for uber anymore.
what’s the right thing to do in this situation? what could i have said?
editing to add:
i did not report this person to uber. please read my post fully and assume my best intentions.
i am a woman
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