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Unwanted hugs and kisses...
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<blockquote data-quote="C.J." data-source="post: 243377" data-attributes="member: 1987"><p>I'm with the majority here - sexual abuse as a child - I pulled away from physical affection because innocence and trust evaporated. Even my mom, who is more affectionate than I am realized I needed my space and didn't push it.</p><p></p><p>Now, thirty some years later, I hug friends and relatives I haven't seen in a long time. If I see someone regularly, we don't hug.</p><p></p><p>I have always asked a child if I could GIVE him/her a hug - not demand it FROM the child. Over the weekend, I saw my great-nephew twice. Saturday - he wanted to sit next to me at the dinner table, but no hug allowed. Sunday - we colored and played together, and when it was time for me to go, when I asked if I could give him a hug, it was an enthusiastic yes.</p><p></p><p>N* requires a lot of physical affection. When she says she needs a hug, I give it to her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C.J., post: 243377, member: 1987"] I'm with the majority here - sexual abuse as a child - I pulled away from physical affection because innocence and trust evaporated. Even my mom, who is more affectionate than I am realized I needed my space and didn't push it. Now, thirty some years later, I hug friends and relatives I haven't seen in a long time. If I see someone regularly, we don't hug. I have always asked a child if I could GIVE him/her a hug - not demand it FROM the child. Over the weekend, I saw my great-nephew twice. Saturday - he wanted to sit next to me at the dinner table, but no hug allowed. Sunday - we colored and played together, and when it was time for me to go, when I asked if I could give him a hug, it was an enthusiastic yes. N* requires a lot of physical affection. When she says she needs a hug, I give it to her. [/QUOTE]
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