Posted on 12/19/2016 7:36:58 AM PST by Perseverando
Kids own their bodies, and must give consent before hugs and kisses from Grandma. That's an argument from Scary Mommy:
Teaching children about consent is crucial, so why do some parents still insist their kids hug and kiss relatives even if they don’t want to? As consent and bodily autonomy become a bigger conversation, there are those speaking out about how we need to give children agency over their own bodies — even if it means turning down hugs from grandma and grandpa.
The piece shares this meme found on social media:
Katia Hetter taught her daughter an important lesson with a very simple phrase: “I would like you to hug Grandma, but I won't make you do it.” Her then four-year-old daughter was going on what she describes as “a hugging and kissing strike” -- parents might receive a hug, but even close family would not. Hetter felt it provided a good opportunity to teach her daughter “that it's OK to say no to an adult who lays a hand on her -- even a seemingly friendly hand." As she explain...
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Why is it that we are supposed to salute and agree with every hair brained idea that some Leftist comes up with? For those on here that agree because they had a pervert uncle or such, that is the parent’s responsibility to protect the child and does not really fall within the “reasoning” behind this proposal.
If the Grandkids withhold hugs from Gramma and Grandpa they may find the stocking empty this year no matter how carefully they hang them. And forget about B-Day presents too.
When my now 98 year old mother moved from NJ to an assisted living facility here in MA. my then 4 year old grandson balked at giving her a kiss. He declared “I don’t kiss old people”.
Now I’m the old person and he has no problem kissing me but he’s now a teenage.
This reminds me of Eddie Murphy’s skit on his Aunt with the mustache...Goonie Goo Goo!
Fine. Grandma can quit filling the cookie jar. She can stop sending birthday cards with money. She can quit spoiling the little ingrates. She can go to Vegas on what she spends on presents. And those brainwashed little rug rats will have to beg her for hugs and kisses. Forget about her kissing boo-booes away. Hope the monster under the bed gets them.
Grandma needs to give every kid a present except for the non-hugger.
Grandma should thump these perverts in the noggin with her wooden spoon!!!
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