Yes I was and I didn't like it! I never forced my children to do that, if they wanted to hug relatives that was up to them and coming from their own natural feelings.

Yea I was but I've always marched to the beat of my own drum. If i didnt want to hug or kiss a person I wouldnt no matter how much coaxing or how "bad" it looked. My poor parents with their rude ass son LOL. To this day I still don't believe in forcing children to do these type of things.

My parents never hugged or kissed me or my brothers and had never shown any affection. EVER!!! We were never expected or forced to hug or kiss relatives or friends, because my parents didn’t do that either. However, my aunts and cousins are very European, having lived in Europe for a long time or been born there. I always had/have to endure the double cheek kiss.

With my OCD, I find hugging or touching people difficult. When I started to date, in my 20s, I had a hard time with holding hands even. Now if I feel really comfortable with someone and choose to be intimate, I can be very touchy feely. My friends and coworkers know not to hug me though. They never force me, knowing how I feel about being touched.

It happened a bit when I was a kid, but my parents were pretty cool about that sort of thing, so not too much. Mostly with grandparents. But for my daughter, I made it very clear very early and often that she is under no obligation to be physical or affectionate toward anyone, even me. I say, 'can I have a hug?', not 'give me a hug'. The little mannerisms reinforce the big talks, and I try to stay consistent on that as much as possible.

I grew up hugging and all family members. That has expanded to include close friends. It was natural growing up. I can remember my (now) ex-wife thinking it was a bit creepy for some reason... She barely waved goodbye to her family. Once I knew her family well enough, I gave them a hug for hello and goodbye also. My ex would just stand by the door as I did this. Gradually, she started this and has grown closer to her family over the years.

I don't recall ever being prompted to do this... But all my family members do it.

I never did this to my children but i was made to kiss relations whenever they said 'come here and give us a kiss!'

No one made us. Mom would announce we were leaving and we'd make the rounds hugging everyone goodbye. We're just a very huggy family. We were never forced and I would never force a kid to hug people they didn't want to.

I try to be aware of my kids feelings and not force shit

My cousin tried to push her grandkids (6 year old girl and 5 year old boy ) to come hug / kiss me. It was obvious they didn't want to. I told her (and them) "Hey, back off of them, they don't want to and, that's OK.. don't push them."

It made me feel uncomfortable as well since I was forced to "go hug your huge scary buxom aunt who will smother you in her bosom for 30 seconds" (no, they didn't say it like that) but that's what it was.

P.S. Now my cousin's grandkids have warmed to me, and now that they are a bit older they come and hug me on their own when I see them!

Absolutely not!

Yes. A minor scene ensued when, after I initailly shied from hugging my grandfather, my aunt aggressively, publicly "encouraged" me to do so--and I twisted and ducked from her steering arms and ran away. I was twelve. My grandfather was a psychologically and verbally abusive drunk whom I had earlier witnessed kicking my brother.

I'll never forget the feeling that my "no" was given no heed whatsoever--rather it was met with tacit shaming. I wanted my hugs to be mine to give, for my reasons, if and when I felt like it. I found out this was not the case, and it was devastating.

I felt sick to my stomach a year or so ago when a woman forced her reluctant toddler to hug me. I didn't want to contradict her (because my sense of her personality was that she'd only dig in her heels and push harder), so I held open my arms for the tyke and silently apologized. I feel bad for any kid whose autonomy isn't respected.

If my kids don't want to hug someone then they don't have to. It has never been an issue as our families on both sides are very loving.

My brothers kept teasing me during a long trip to our grandmother: "...and when we get there you'll have to kiss granny!" they said with a nasty chuckle.
I loathed that grandmother and our disaffection was as passionate as it was mutual.
I really don't remember whether this was just my brothers' evil invention or whether my parents had told me to drink the poisoned chalice.
I only remember that one occasion but it was enough to cure me. I never forced my children. They made their own decisions as children. Usually they only kissed members of one particular circle of friends.

I lived in a few different places with very different approaches to kissing and hugging. They first time a French boy kissed me on the cheek I thought I would have a heart attack. I was 10 at the time. When I married his sister 12 years later I slowly got used to that cheek kissing. The horror element of my childhood vanished when I watched more closely this weird ritual.

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My parents made a lot of mistakes, but I was never forced to have physical contact that I did not initiate.

Yes, and I hated it

Yes, my parents did not force me to hug or kiss anyone. But I always felt the expectation on my shoulder.

I was often forced to hug and kiss my relatives. I especially disliked men because they smelled of alcohol or cigarettes. Although I found my father's stubble funny and soft, I was also repulsed by the stubble. I never force my children to hug or kiss my relatives because the pediatricians at our clinic explained that it hurts their psyche. Also, it can cause children to think that they have to do it because they will avoid punishment. I explained to the children that if an adult, friend, or stranger wanted to hug them, they should say NO or run after my husband or me. It's important to talk to your children about this to understand you and not let you pick on them. I also told them that if an adult hits them, they should tell Daddy or me even if this man tells them to be quiet about it.