See, that's just it. I wasn't physically abused as a child.
My parents and I were very close. Especially with my mother.
I was her favorite and my mom always protected me and could never "let me go". Even as a teen, she always kept me close to her. As a child, I hugged my parents every night before I went to bed, and if I didn't I couldn't sleep until I did.

But, as years went by, I started hating being hugged. Even by my parents.