Please Don’t Force Your Kids to Hug People

Teaching children the value of consent starts early.

Karma Lia
Karma Lia
Nov 5 · 5 min read

Being a mother is the hardest job I’ve ever had. There is so much I don’t know. Mostly, I’ve been figuring out the whole ordeal as we go, trying to raise my son the best I can while also keeping my sanity intact. It’s a balancing act, and I figure that it’ll never really go away.

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Karma Lia

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Karma Lia

Parenting, family, relationships, fiction. I love my husband, kids, and the rare and elusive nap.

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Stories about being children, being mothers, and everything in between.

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