Priya Ollapally Wellington
Things my kids say
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1 min readSep 1, 2020

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Photo by Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash

How to hug when you aren’t supposed to touch

My kids have been desperate to hug their grandparents but we’ve been hesitant since they resumed school. I mentioned this to a friend on the phone and she shared this sweet and comforting article from The Times, which also has lovely illustrations.

Update: my mother has been trying these techniques though she has inadvertently wrapped her hands around the kids’ faces when kissing their heads from behind, which I encouraged her not to do! 😶

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Priya Ollapally Wellington
Things my kids say

Product Manager, Brooklyn-dweller, cheese lover, letterpresser, sporadic tweeter. Bad puns are my own.