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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/omohsiaguo on 2023-09-25 06:20:05.
Sometimes I get tired and my mother jokingly tells me that I'm acting like a little kid again, and then kinda drags (not the right word) me along when walking. Occasionally I hold her hand too. I never get stares/weird comments about it.
However, my classmates always talk about not wanting to even hug/touch their mothers anymore. I get that some of them have bad relationships with their parents/they naturally are less affectionate because they're teens, but I feel weird for holding hands with her in public. At the same time, if a guy my age can hold hands with his girlfriend (despite the fact that they'll probably break up within a few months) in public, then what's so weird about doing it with other people (e.g friends & family)?
I'm by no means comparing romantic relationships to familial relationships since that's gross and they're different. But is it bad/harmful if I continue holding my mother's hand?
I should clarify that I'm not attached to her by the hip and that I don't do it every five seconds. She also doesn't infantalise me and doesn't force the contact with me.