Why Un Mumsnet hugs???

[Clarabell78]

Aren't you supposed to give hugs on here?? I don't understand!

I've given a hug or two on here. Never really lived it down.

Well done!

My family know not to hit me with the love talk, they have moved onto dying talk now , they know I don't like to be touch much! I blame it on my first pregnancy, someone touched my tummy!

Hug hug hug

As an aside, are the young people much more gushing than the middle aged generation all over the country or just in the area I live in [not saying where]

Another non-hugger here. I've been known to slap away unwanted pawing hands on occasion. I just don't understand people who feel this bizarre urge to be touching all the time.

When I returned to Mumsnet after not being on here for about 6 years, I was actually sad that ((hugs)) had become unmumsnetty (we used to hug a lot, didn't like sparkly tickertapey stuff but a good old hug was fine). And....I was truly and still am about the word 'cunt' being used everywhere. Honestly, it's awful, but I haven't left in a huff because of it .

Was there some sort of 'cunt' watershed in my absence and when was it?

Oh I love seeing my boys hug every night before bed, then hug me that's okay and makes all mushy and nice every night, after a day of fighting usually!

I need to be a bit more approachable tbh! hug wise...

There are usually enough hugs on Relationships, for some reason. :)

Not so much on AIBU.

What is a sparkly ticker please?
I dont do lols,huns or bubs but have been known to offer the occasional cyber hug though rarely on here-you never know when a vipeer will strike if you get touchy feely with it

What a load of fuckin shite!

I gave a mahoosive hug on another thread to someone who really needed it!

I hugged hard and I'm proud.

Bite me !!!!!!!

Hugs are fine on the SN board. TBH, on a supportive board they are often needed. I never excuse them if I (((hug))).

A sparkly ticker is an automated thing that appears if you have a signature (on other sites). Its usually a long line with a photo of child or cutesy drawing of child with wording along the lines of 'Little Man is 2 years, 4 months, 21 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes 3 seconds old'. There is usually glitter involved along with other dreadful 'so cute' drawings or animation & they are eye catching & hard to ignore!

I don't mind hugs, I do feel a bit silly writing it down and even sillier writing 'unmumsnetty hug' though.

It's just a way to show you care, Not a sign of weakness!

I like real life hugs, but not from everyone you meet.

(((((everyone)))))