I was not hugged enough, but my mother did from time to time. I needed more, tho.
My dad was another story.... rarely ever hugged or even said he loved us kids. For God's sake , he would literally only shake my brothers' hands instead of hugging them....that always just killed me he would hug me on a rare occasion, but perhaps because I was the girl. But, , , no real expressions of love for any of us. This shaped my life in a very negative way. I needed a daddy...not just a biological dad.

It hit me several months ago why I never placed my whole faith and trust into God.....it was because he represented a male father figure. My earthly father wasn't loving, so I guess I assumed all father figures were the same and would lead to disappointment and rejection.

I finally broke free of that lie I told myself and have fully placed my heart and faith back into God. It wasn't his fault my earthly father was the way he was. I am happy I finally made this realization.

Thankfully, I turned out to be a hugger myself. The world would be in a much healthier place if we simply expressed love more towards everyone.