Should Father/Son Affection be Normalised?

[BOOMBAYAH]

Twitter is dragging Tom Brady for showing affection to his son:

I feel like if this was a mother and daughter this wouldn’t be an issue? Should father/son affection be normalised or is it weird past a certain age?

[Thelightiscumin]

Yeah I love my dad 

 

 

Edited December 31, 2022 by Thelightiscumin

[Johnny Jacobs]

its tricky... i remember there was a huge buzz on him kissing his son on the mouth like a real kiss 

 

idk.. i dont think its appropriate.. 

 

 

i think until the kids is like 4 and for a split second its ok but not like that

Edited December 31, 2022 by Johnny Jacobs

[Pop culture]

It is in the real world 

[FailSafe]

3 minutes ago, Pop culture said:

It is in the real world 

 

[Mr. Mendes]

Absolutely. There is nothing wrong about a father and a son expressing healthy affection for each other. Now, there are definitely unhealthy ways of doing it, but I don't really think what Tom Brady does in unhealthy. 

 

It would go a long, long way in reducing the amount of toxic masculinity in the world if young boys could look to the most prominent male influence in their life, in most cases their father, and see affection and emotions normalized. 

[elevate]

6 minutes ago, Pop culture said:

It is in the real world 

Mmm, it's normal for healthy families, especially in certain parts of Europe.

 

Those literally taking the time to rant about something like this on Twitter are telling a lot about themselves and their relationships with their fathers. 

[OreGuy]

Look at the incels today without their parents loving them. I say let's go for it. Most of the sane ones don't sexualize it anyway.

[MingYouToo]

I kiss my dad on the cheek and I used to do so on my lips as a kid but now I dont because hes a chain smoker and its icky. 

[Cryptique]

It's okay but that intimate without clothes?? It's kind of off

[Cain]

I feel like it is?  anyone being disgusted by a father loving their son is just telling on their trauma n 

[Kavish]

The way of showing affection differs from family to family or culture to culture.  We can find something weird that is completely normal for others.  I remember watching My Neighbor Totoro for the first time and being shocked that the father was bathing naked with his two kids.  Then I learned that it was a normal thing for some people to do until the kids reach puberty.  

[BOOMBAYAH]

34 minutes ago, Cryptique said:

It's okay but that intimate without clothes?? It's kind of off

They have clothes on nnn

[Carla Rosón]

[Virgos Groove]

1 hour ago, Pop culture said:

It is in the real world 

!!!

[aesthetic bih]

1 hour ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

its tricky... i remember there was a huge buzz on him kissing his son on the mouth like a real kiss 

 

idk.. i dont think its appropriate.. 

 

 

i think until the kids is like 4 and for a split second its ok but not like that

A peck on the lips, is acceptable, if they are like <5 or at an age they are still comfortable of that idea. And if the parent purposely kiss their child while no one around is watching, that would be SO suspicious. I mean, I remember being 6 and being grossed out by the thought of kissing my parents on the lips, even if it's just a 1-second peck. 

 

In this case, this is wrong. Like, his kid was visually uncomfortable with the kisses on the lips (i.e., him reluctant to do it but had to get it over with cuz its his dad's order, wiping it off immediately). He looks grossed out at the fact that it's not just "joking around" but the dad seemed to be enjoying himself with the kisses ). 

[aesthetic bih]

2 hours ago, BOOMBAYAH said:

Twitter is dragging Tom Brady for showing affection to his son:

I feel like if this was a mother and daughter this wouldn’t be an issue? Should father/son affection be normalised or is it weird past a certain age?

I have no problem with this, as long as the kid is still comfortable with the hugs/ affection. Kisses on the cheek is also fine, just not on the lips. 

[Fuecoco]

I think people having to mind their own business should be normalized.

[Fuecoco]

2 hours ago, Thelightiscumin said:

Yeah I love my dad 

 

 

Stupid comment of 2023 goes to…

 

and it’s not even 2023 yet.

[Fuecoco]

I guess some people here rather have fathers beat their sons rather than show them love and affection such as this. People judging the scene when they don’t know squat. But, that’s society for you. 
 

I wonder how many guys that have  commented on this have strained relationships with their fathers? It boils down to jealousy if people are really being close-minded like this over a father that obviously loves his son to death. Not everything has to be sexualized, people sure love to make general assumptions and resort to some sick sexual perversion in their heads.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Fuecoco

[TROJAN]

There is nothing wrong with a father showing affection to his son, no matter the age.

[infrared]

Affection in general - gender really plays no role in the desire to be touched and cared for. No wonder so many men are miserable. 

[Bosque]

Twitter is a cesspool filled with sad people leading lonely and meaningless lives who have nothing better to do than **** on complete strangers for any random made up reason they can find, just to feel that momentary glimpse of power and attention. The second we all stop taking it seriously, humanity as a whole will improve significantly 

[JoeAg]

my dad is always kissing me on the cheek and on top of my keppi (head, but in yiddish)

 

we should absolutely normalize it

[JoeAg]

and i’m turning 26 in two days btw

 

when i was on vacation the other week, my dad kept telling me how much he missed me and hugging me. it made me so emo  he’s one of my besties honestly