SKnot doesn't like me to hug him like I used to (he's a teenager now) but he GIVES hugs all the time. If I'm feeling bad, he'll say "hug!" and stretch his arms out for me. He's such a nice guy! I hope he stays nice as he goes through the rest of his teenage years...
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Aw. Just keep hugging him, even if he might push you away sometimes.

The poor guys need it so badly sometimes, and they just don't know they need it. I've felt my angry, insolent, hormone-driven teenage boys melt when I've hugged them, and it changed *everything*.

Karen