The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agoBeing emotionally available is underratedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up11.23Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1imageBeing emotionally available is underratedlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareExocrinouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months ago I’m talking about close friends and family. My family hugged me when I was a small child. I’m an adult and I still haven’t fully recovered.
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI know this is a joke but my dad was excessively touchy and huggy when I was growing up and it’s the reason I hate hugs now.
minus-squareExocrinouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoIt’s not a joke, I am dead serious. I just phrased something unusual as if it were normal because I don’t believe in upholding neurotypical norms.
My family hugged me when I was a small child. I’m an adult and I still haven’t fully recovered.
I know this is a joke but my dad was excessively touchy and huggy when I was growing up and it’s the reason I hate hugs now.
It’s not a joke, I am dead serious. I just phrased something unusual as if it were normal because I don’t believe in upholding neurotypical norms.