For moms and dads.....or those wanting to share their opinion.

[Iluv2Btickled]

So your laying in bed watching tv or laying on the couch watching a movie and ur little one ( doesnt matter the age) comes up and starts tickling ur feet....

1) What do you do?

2) Is it something that's not allowed in ur house between child and parent and only something enjoyed by the spouse?

3) A. Dads: If you see mom get tickled, do you help the child tickle her or tell the child to stop, or sit back and watch?

B. Moms: same question


I'm just curious to know how the mom's and dad's feel about being tickled by their child.

Me personally, being a young woman and single (childless) I think its the cutest thing in the world really. If (or when) I get married, and my husband and I are cuddling on the couch and our little 3 or 4 yr old comes over and starts tickling my feet, I'd let them. I think its a form of interaction and even better because the child has a want to see me laugh and smile. And I'm hoping my husband would help our child tickle me...for the pure fun of it all..

So tell me ur thoughts

 

[AffectionateDan]

Hee!

My ex positively HATES to be tickled, so whenever she was being over-the-top ornery, I'd sick our son on her when he was little. I'd call him, and she'd *know* what I was gonna say, and warn me "Don't do it!", and he'd be waiting to see what I called to him for, and I'd say, "Get Mom."

And my little chip off the old ticklemonster would attack. 😀

And Dadnessdad would have a good chuckle while nasty, mean old Mom got her comeuppance. Bwahahahahahahaaaaaaaa!

As for tickling me, they're welcome to TRY, but good luck with that. Not so much, me. And then, it's my turn, of course. 😀

Check this out... I posted this a while ago.

http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=61838

 

[Iluv2Btickled]

Haha! Dan that's cute about ur son! What would ur ex do when he tickled her if you dont mind me asking? Did she let him tickle her and giggle genuinely or because he hated it so much she scolded him?

And I LOOVE the story! That's the kind of thing I was talking about. 😎

 

[TheTickleMonster]

Okay, I'm not a father but I guess I'll respond to what if this would happen.

If my little one started tickling my feet or anywhere, I'd just grab that little one and tickle him/her. But I guess that wouldn't be fair since I'm not that ticklish anyways and it wouldn't bother me to have my kid tickle me.

I think it should be allowed for a parent to tickle thier kids and vise versa. It's just a way to show you love someone or affection. It's not a bad thing.

If my kid started tickling my wife two things might happen. I definately wouldn't tell my kid to stop, because there's nothing wrong with it, and I wouldn't sit back and watch, I must jump in. Depending on my mood or whatever I'd either help my kid tickle my wife or help my wife by tickling the kid.

 

[siamese dream]

this is an interesting question I've thought about myself... tickling has been a sexual thing for me for a long time now, and I feel it started in childhood, if not at birth.... I always wondered if tickling between me and my future kids (if I have any) would make me uncomfortable, or if I'd feel like I was doing something wrong, even if traditionally it isn't seen as an inappropriate thing... but you know, tickling is kind of a normal part of growing up, I wouldn't say I had more or less tickling than most kids do with their parents growing up...and although I realized later the feelings I had about it were sexual, I never felt those desires connected to anyone in my family, or about tickling experiences that happened with my parents or my brother...so I'd say that it's probably a normal thing for all families that shouldn't be deprived from your kids just because there's an aspect to it that is more adult for you, that connection isn't always going to be there with all things tickling, it would be more innocent with your family.... just don't do it an abnormal amount I'd say and give them a complex, if they enjoy it as affection and fun, have fun with them...if they don't like it, leave em alone. I don't think family really has anything to do with whether or not a person will grow up to see something "more" in tickling, except maybe in cases where the person was tickled in a cruel way as a child or more often than they wanted.

 

[Iluv2Btickled]

Thanks for the replies guys! 🙂 It was just something I was thinking about. 😛

 

[unit5610]

I just found this thread...very good question! As a father I didn't want my son tickling me as I've always wanted to keep that an adult male/female thing (well, at least since I've been an adult which is a long time!) and I actually didn't tickle him much when he was small...though my wife would tickle him fairly often.
That's just me...

 

[natural tickler]

Good question!!! Well as for me, my two little girls haven't had the opportunity, being only a year and a half. But, I believe when they get older they will, given we had been tickling them quite a bit 😛

 

[jpmtickle]

From a father of 3...

My wife is like Dan's ex--HAAAAAAAAATES to be tickled. It just is not fun to her and like Dan I have turned all of my kids into little ticklemonsters. She likes to get them (yeah, she'll dish out but not receive, thank you very much) so when they go after her I just enjoy fully!

Terrible thing to live vicariously through the kids but at least she's getting tickled. I always get that fuzzy feeling inside when you see tickling going on around you but you're not taking part. Our kids are very young so she doesn't really "fight" back--now. It'll be interesting to see what happens as they grow up. The kids don't really try to get me--probably because they know they're just going to be on the receiving end real quick.

A family that tickles together stays together!

Great topic!
JP