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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the people who say go get therapy are probably men who spend little time with their children and don’t understand what it’s like to literally be touched all day, often in private areas of your body.

OP, I relate and probably hate the touching even more than you do. I am a SAHM (not by choice but that’s another post) and my child touches me nearly 24/7. Breastfeeding already made me feel violated, then you have the nonstop touching and refusal to respect boundaries of the toddler years and I just want to jump out of my skin most days. It’s very hard to be constantly crawled all over, bounced on, hugged, hair pulled, breasts touched, pushed, hung on, etc. I guarantee most adults would not like it but they forget what it was like with their own kids or if they are men, they have never experienced it and can’t understand.

You’re not weird, OP. Try to redirect subtly when you can. Gentle say no when you truly can’t take it. Try to meet sensory needs other ways. Grinning and bearing it has not felt healthy for me.[/quote]
They are working moms who think they are perfect because they can parent perfectly for 2 hours a day. [/quote]

You’re probably right, actually. I, too, can parent perfectly and tolerate and even enjoy endless touching for 2 hours a day. Probably even 6 hours a day!

But that leaves the other 6 waking hours each day with my child who is constantly touching me. So I start to fray.[/quote]
After you have been gone for 10 hours you actually miss them! [/quote]

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