It's not that. I meant that I was clear that I didn't do anything with it or intended to. And I wasn't asking if that's okay to do, but just expressed that I felt bad that this thought came to me, and I asked the thing.

They acted like just because of that I already committed some sort of a moral crime I need to atone for.

Everyone has all sorts of thoughts, some more intrusive than others. It's our actions that count.