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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
Well ####ing said
We raised our kids to understand they could say no to hugging Aunt Sue, without repercussions.
And yes I’ve had to say to Sue “sorry it’s their right, this isn’t about you”
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Yes, we have three boys and it starts early. We have many conversations about consent even at this age, how you don't touch people or ask for hugs if they say they don't want you to, and that nobody is allowed to touch you if you don't want them to either.
People sometimes say "Oh yeah, boys, at least you won't have to worry about them when they're out and about" -- and like, yes, but there's also the element of raising them and teaching them to be the type of man that other people don't have to worry about. As a parent, I'd be just as devastated to hear one of my boys was the perpetrator in one of these crimes as much as they were the victim.