sonnymadler
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/parenting/kids-tickling.html
It's got more to do with parenting than anything adult-related. It still made me curious enough to want to read it. I don't know... I can definitely see the abuse argument, but how much of it is just a case of irresponsible parenting? They even say that some love it. The very last sentence in particular rubs me a bit the wrong way: "It would not be a horrible loss in the world if we all let go of the tradition of tickling". If you do that, won't that create an unnecessary stigma around tickling as being bad altogether to the point that it becomes taboo?
Discuss.
It's got more to do with parenting than anything adult-related. It still made me curious enough to want to read it. I don't know... I can definitely see the abuse argument, but how much of it is just a case of irresponsible parenting? They even say that some love it. The very last sentence in particular rubs me a bit the wrong way: "It would not be a horrible loss in the world if we all let go of the tradition of tickling". If you do that, won't that create an unnecessary stigma around tickling as being bad altogether to the point that it becomes taboo?
Discuss.