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Touch & Autonomy: Holding Love When My Children Pull Away

It’s not just about what’s happening between me and my children. It’s happening in a whole-ass world where ...bodies are constantly being negotiated and negated. ...where consent is often conditional af! ...where the word "community" is used as a means of coercion, not consensual connection.
Touch & Autonomy: Holding Love When My Children Pull Away

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