I realized this morning that someone I care about is a hug addict. She needs hugs so badly that she is hurting people by using them for getting her “fix” of hugs.
She doesn’t want to hurt me any more than an alcoholic wants to hurt someone who loves him when he is drinking, but the alcoholic still takes the drink and the hug addict still goes to someone else for more hugs.
I used to love her hugs. Now I feel like an enabler.
Although, I guess hugs are better than drugs. They’re cheaper than drugs. And you can’t overdose on hugs. Also, hugs are not illegal or prohibited (except if you are a teacher in a school in some countries, and in certain other cases such as if you are a highschool student in some countries…)
That reminds me of a tshirt from T-Shirt Hell (which they no longer sell unfortunately):
Have you hugged your kid today? (I have)
Unfortunately, it seems this shirt is no longer available either, but check out the related shirts below.
