📝 WIBTAH if I told my parents to stop touching me?

By johanna-gayson • Score: 4 • April 26, 2025 11:08 AM


I know the title sounds bad, but it’s not like that. I (F13) used to be very comfortable with hugging/cuddling/touching my parents (F49 and M48), but around last year either I got a lot less comfortable or I noticed that it was getting a bit too sensual. For example, my dad will sometimes (in public, usually) lean forward and nibble on my ear, slap my butt, or rub my feet while watching a movie, even when I didn’t ask or start pulling away. Or my mom, a bit less touchy, will kiss me on the cheek or forehead or play with my hair (I have always hated people touching my hair, and she knows this). She does this to annoy me since I always ask her to stop and pull away, but she just laughs and pulls me back. Is this normal for parents to do, and WIBTAH to talk with them about boundaries?

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