Hey can we PLEASE normalize PERSONAL FUCKING SPACE IN PUBLIC? Or private? Or ANYWHERE honestly?
Like, yes, you ARE my parent. No, I don't want you touching me. Stop squeezing my arm. Stop squeezing my shoulder. I know it's affection or whatever, BUT I'M NOT ASKING FOR IT! If I pulled away the first time, take the damn hint that you're not comforting me, you're pissing me off! I know I look nervous, but that doesn't give anyone the right to touch me. If I didn't ask, that means don't want a hug, or my hand grabbed, or a "reassuring" pat on the leg while we're sat. I just wanna get this little fucking thing we're doing out here done, and go HOME. Let me be nervous IN PEACE. Moreover, it's WORSE when I can't fucking SEE you since you're behind me! Yeah, i AM nervous, so STOP making it worse, please and thank you.
Seriously, it is fucking shocking, that I have a better rudimentary understanding of personal space and boundaries than my own parents, who're three DECADES older than me. They should've dropped the touchy-feely crap in middle school.
I don't care if it's for a good, benevolent reason or not. That doesn't make it good. Ask, before you act. If I went around hugging my friends when they were feeling nervous/sad/whatever, I wouldn't HAVE any friends.
If I've ever done something like that to someone and they didn't appreciate it, I'm very sorry.
Okay, I'm done jabbering. I've let off enough steam.
