The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 months agoBeing emotionally available is underratedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up11.24Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1imageBeing emotionally available is underratedlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Lord of the memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squareExocrinous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 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-squareRodeolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 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-squareExocrinous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 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.