• fizzle@quokk.au
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    14 hours ago

    Meh. I can see both sides.

    I’ve always struggled with interactions. Didn’t like it as a kid.

    That said, I often wish I’d learned more about how to behave in polite company, because what seems obvious to others is not obvious to me.

    With my own kids, I certainly don’t “force them” to hug creepy old people, but encouraging them to greet acquaintances is just part of the normal things you teach kids because saying hello to people is not in fact intuitive.

    Honestly, if having to hug grandma when you were a kid even though she had a weird mustache is the worst thing that happened to you, then things were pretty good right?

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      7 hours ago

      Honestly, if having to hug grandma when you were a kid even though she had a weird mustache is the worst thing that happened to you, then things were pretty good right?

      That is not at all what I’m talking about and, no, it was not the worst thing to happen.