That video clip was touching - in more ways than one :-) It made me smile and it tugged at my heart, but honestly... I was watching from a distance. If I saw a man holding up a sign offering free hugs in person, I would cross to the other side of the street! I'm a firm believer in hugging people I'm close to, but even that often takes me a while. My sensitivites are probably heightened and off kilter because of the pedaphile from my childhood, but I think I'd have a hard time with that even if I hadn't had the childhood I had. I like the idea in theory, but it on another level it doesn't seem safe or smart and it scares me silly. Am I right or am I not as far along with my therapy as I thought????
This happened at the university where I worked. I never did get a hug even though I saw the guy for several weeks and several of my friends joked about getting their daily hugs. Each person has their own level of comfort and my experience with a pedophile left me watching from a distance. I sometimes struggle with hugging family. I think you are right to do what is comfortable for you. Thanks for your comment.
Saw some people at Fan Expo giving free hugs and we hug like crazy at AA meetings.
ReplyDeleteThat video clip was touching - in more ways than one :-) It made me smile and it tugged at my heart, but honestly... I was watching from a distance. If I saw a man holding up a sign offering free hugs in person, I would cross to the other side of the street! I'm a firm believer in hugging people I'm close to, but even that often takes me a while. My sensitivites are probably heightened and off kilter because of the pedaphile from my childhood, but I think I'd have a hard time with that even if I hadn't had the childhood I had. I like the idea in theory, but it on another level it doesn't seem safe or smart and it scares me silly. Am I right or am I not as far along with my therapy as I thought????
ReplyDeleteThis happened at the university where I worked. I never did get a hug even though I saw the guy for several weeks and several of my friends joked about getting their daily hugs. Each person has their own level of comfort and my experience with a pedophile left me watching from a distance. I sometimes struggle with hugging family. I think you are right to do what is comfortable for you. Thanks for your comment.
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