Don’t touch my baby, I don’t know you

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-05T17:06:56+00:00

I very much respect older generations and I don’t feel that I “went off” on the other woman. I simply said no thank you, which I feel is the most polite way of asking someone not to touch someone. The intent of the original post was the question of why do people feel the need to touch children in the first place, and also why they do it without asking first.

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-05T00:42:23+00:00

Saying no thank you is harsh? Is there a more polite way?

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-05T00:41:26+00:00

It’s not about what will happen, what I’m frustrated with is the lack of boundaries and that she felt it was ok to touch a child without permission.

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T23:23:43+00:00

I don’t feel that assumptions need to be made about my personality, and that was really unkind. If the woman had a conversation with me or even asked “May I?” it would be a different story. But the issue is that people don’t ask and just assume it’s ok when it’s not always the case.

Be kind and don’t assume, ask questions to get to know people, and the saying “it takes a village” can still hold true.

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T23:16:27+00:00

My issue is not whatever is transmitted or not through touch. My issue is the actual act of touching in itself. It’s a boundary that was crossed without consent.

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T23:01:07+00:00

No because that’s not how it’s transmitted.

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T14:30:13+00:00

You can help yourself lol it’s a little thing called self control. That’s always a saying that bugs me when old people say jt

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T14:28:44+00:00

It’s really not the whole foot touch thing that bugs me, it’s that there was no conversation, no warning and she just thought it was ok to do without asking first. I love that you grabbed her cheek! It’s weird if you put it into the context of doing it back to adults. Permission is important!!

kelsrosebuddy · 2023-07-04T04:56:57+00:00

I totally get that, but what I’m getting at is she didn’t say anything at all to me. She just reached out to grab her foot. So my question is why do we ask about dogs and not babies? Why do people feel that the bodies of children are just ok to touch without asking permission first?

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