my mother was not a hugger

a hug seems to always be welcome if the recipient is a child
older people may be more hesitant, but they might warm up
my mother was not a hugger; but I began hugging her when I was fifty
she was seventy-one; she hugged back at seventy-five.
worth it.
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mysore Avatar
January 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
worth it as you say dear poet. I know them.
Krutsinger Avatar
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
they were taught to not be demonstrative - depression babies
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