No, My Kid Doesn't Have To Hug You

They say no, it means no. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/KLMnlQng2rc2OxUX-FCglnF0tYo=287) Sep 15, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fkids-boundaries-forced-intimacy%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/JejlqsIjKjMyFLBhk1auWwLSI2c=287 [NO THANKS](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fkids-boundaries-forced-intimacy%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/Emk8MVW66DhXOGFH6boxWN_baXA=287) [No, My Kid Doesn't Have To Hug You](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fkids-boundaries-forced-intimacy%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/jtBIJv65vnoPRaFaz2GGIU6cJOQ=287) Today, we’ve got an important piece about kids and their right to set their boundaries. An anonymous writer admits: “The truth is, I like affection quite a bit. But it pains me to be touched by anyone I don’t trust. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, in the context where I was raised, ‘boundaries’ were never spoken of. If I’d resisted my grandmother at one of those family gatherings, I would have been seen as unnatural, defiant. Not a nice girl.” It made her wildly uncomfortable — and so she’s doing things differently for her own daughter. Food for thought, Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fkids-boundaries-forced-intimacy%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/4/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/_vsgM-GyV83n8jRyhKYFqjn7nM4=287) [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fwhat-age-should-kid-get-phone%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/2aT3-9e5Cl9tQGlirpCdiYspIhM=287 MAKING THE CALL [5 Things You Should Do When Giving Your Kid Their First Cell Phone, According To Experts](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fwhat-age-should-kid-get-phone%3Futm_campaign=37244%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018343063ad8-ab922d3a-4a63-42da-8d0d-ba4636406335-000000/BUcEUwa0rds1F9GDmETBWroFAGA=287) Plus, what they say about knowing if your child is ready. 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