The answer to this is simple; Our fetish, as a community, is rare and considered "non-mainstream". Therefore; Most see tickling as a "childish" or "annoying" act. Most people do it in life just to annoy friends/family, not to be playful. Obviously parents want to tickle their children; A child's laugh is addicting. But everyone has a boundary they have to create when tickling ever comes to play. In our community, to us? It's viewed as just another normal day in the Bronx when someone's tickle "tortured".
But in most common-day settings, this would be seen as invasive, rude, or just plain unnecessary and childish. It's unfortunate, but it's just how it is. I've accepted this, and realize that, when around others I know; Tickling VERY rarely becomes a subject, and if it doesn't work the first few times I try? It never resurfaces again (yeah, I've gotten a pretty damn good cap on it lately). But as for kids; If I ever had a kid, I'd tickle them a "small" bit every now and then, perhaps once or twice in a day, perhaps 1 or 2 days a "week"....And maybe not even THAT much. It's ok to play; but with kids, you have to know boundaries. While they may be our flesh and blood, every child has a boundary.
Yes, they're young. Yes, they're impressionable, but like adults, they still have boundaries you, as their "parent", need to respect. Like; some kids "can't" handle being spanked/disciplined in any manner, because it A: Hurts them too much physically, due to their body build, or B: Their mind simply can't handle it, and it makes them just think "you hate me". I see lots of parents always just "assume" what the child feels, but they're still human beings; capable of feeling right and wrong, even though it's jittery and misunderstood.
