Gas station kid interrogated, what a shamelessness!

A woman traveling by motorcycle was filling up with gas when the gas station attendant asked the child, “Do you have a dad?” The woman experienced a huge shock later when she noticed this strange dialogue with the attendant from the video on her helmet. The child’s motionless stance and uncomfortable gaze definitely gave away the situation to the attendant. How should we react to this situation? Why do you think the attendant was so unreserved in asking these questions?