Comments on: Hands Off! http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/ Raising Bernard Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: qB http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-159 qB Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:13:04 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-159 <p>Invasive and vile. Uttering a sharp <em>yip</em> mostly worked for me. But I usually let people who <em>asked</em> (and I knew well) have a fondle. As it were.</p> Invasive and vile. Uttering a sharp yip mostly worked for me. But I usually let people who asked (and I knew well) have a fondle. As it were.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Lisa Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-158 <p>I agree touching their belly in return is a bit much. How about a smack in the face?!</p> I agree touching their belly in return is a bit much. How about a smack in the face?!

]]> By: Karan http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Karan Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:20:13 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-157 <p>Yes...it's as if everyone in the world feels some sort of cosmic connection to the bump. Just wait until the baby is really obvious...complete strangers will come up and talk to it and touch you. It's just icky.</p> Yes…it’s as if everyone in the world feels some sort of cosmic connection to the bump. Just wait until the baby is really obvious…complete strangers will come up and talk to it and touch you. It’s just icky.

]]> By: pixeldiva http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-156 pixeldiva Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:03:26 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-156 <p>I tend to think it's the height of bad manners to touch someone's bump without asking.</p> <p>Much like stroking someone's hair without asking.</p> <p>It's just creepy and wrong.</p> <p>Being interested is fine, but being hands-on interested is not.</p> <p>How you deal with it will, I suppose, depend on the person, but moving away or asking them not to touch is probably the least likely to cause offence. I'd hope.</p> I tend to think it’s the height of bad manners to touch someone’s bump without asking.

Much like stroking someone’s hair without asking.

It’s just creepy and wrong.

Being interested is fine, but being hands-on interested is not.

How you deal with it will, I suppose, depend on the person, but moving away or asking them not to touch is probably the least likely to cause offence. I’d hope.

]]> By: Pete http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Pete Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-155 <p>Ew... creepy. A suitable deterrent might be to yelp, as if they've given you a small electric shock. And then start chanting.</p> <p>They'll be in another room before you know it.</p> Ew… creepy. A suitable deterrent might be to yelp, as if they’ve given you a small electric shock. And then start chanting.

They’ll be in another room before you know it.

]]> By: krissa http://www.uborka.nu/rise/2006/01/hands-off/comment-page-1/#comment-154 krissa Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:20:19 +0000 http://www.uborka.nu/rise/?p=70#comment-154 <p>I'd wager that the belly touching is just going to increase as the belly does.</p> I’d wager that the belly touching is just going to increase as the belly does.

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