it's interesting that when you're a kid (at least in my experience) teachers, doctors, dentists, and other random adults will often go out of their way to be overtly friendly and encouraging. "you did a great job on that macaroni art, you mean the world to me, im so proud of you for brushing your teeth so efficiently", etc
then over time as you age that slowly stops happening until you're an adult too and it seems like everyone just wants you to leave them the hell alone and they don't give a shit about your achievements
it's kinda depressing
then over time as you age that slowly stops happening until you're an adult too and it seems like everyone just wants you to leave them the hell alone and they don't give a shit about your achievements
it's kinda depressing
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@grumpy I've been feeling this way too recently, glad I'm not alone. It's almost like all adults have pedophilic urges they cover up with superficiality. When I was a child, the way the doctors touched my body was way different than now, they would fucking caress my shit, now? Docs don't even want to touch me. Not just doctors, but all adults pretty much. There's so much patting and hugs and soft rubs, and half of it made me hella uncomfortable don't get me wrong, but what I'm getting at is that all these adults were fucking pedophiles in hiding basically. Maybe they didn't even know it themselves.
she gave one to the entire class that year around Christmas time
it made me feel a little depressed knowing that it's very likely I'll never get anything like this again
the only reason i got it at all was because i was a child at the time. if today i got a gift like this from my boss at work it would be considered creepy
and, yes, i agree that adults can over do it a lot of the time. one of my aunts used to love to force me to hug her when i really really hated it and made it CLEAR i didn't like it.
so... adults give children more affection than they want, and give other adults less effection than they want? that's kinda fucked