What Do You Mean, I'm Not Touching You?
Today's Observation: Prostituted girls can't make contact when they hug.
They say they want a hug but then they step into your arms and barely touch you. They're like ghosts, and I never squeeze them because it feels like your arms will pass right through.
In 8 years of supporting sexually abused and raped women I've given and received a lot of hugs. You'd think all women who've been abused would develop a similar habit of trying not to be touched - surprisingly though, even those who've been sexually tortured or who would attack a stranger who laid a hand on them, can clasp you in a bear hug that'd crush your ribs. It seems to be mostly prostituted teenage girls who've perfected the art of hugging without touching; the ghost hug.
I only mention it because it happened 3 times in a row tonight in jail. Yes, today was a day of much badness.
They say they want a hug but then they step into your arms and barely touch you. They're like ghosts, and I never squeeze them because it feels like your arms will pass right through.
In 8 years of supporting sexually abused and raped women I've given and received a lot of hugs. You'd think all women who've been abused would develop a similar habit of trying not to be touched - surprisingly though, even those who've been sexually tortured or who would attack a stranger who laid a hand on them, can clasp you in a bear hug that'd crush your ribs. It seems to be mostly prostituted teenage girls who've perfected the art of hugging without touching; the ghost hug.
I only mention it because it happened 3 times in a row tonight in jail. Yes, today was a day of much badness.
posted by Crowbar at 11:24 a.m.
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