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Jul. 9th, 2008 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sam_gamgeeWell, last night's events put a damper on my Shore Leave squeeing - which was a bit of a positive, since it helped me focus today and not drive everyone (myself included) insane. I'm not sure how I'm going to be able to focus tomorrow.
When I woke up this morning, there was a note on my dresser from my dad apologizing for being rude last night and telling me that he loves me and thinks I'm a wonderful daughter and that he just wants me to be healthy and enjoy life.
And this evening, he gave me a hug and - while hugging me - apologized again for being rude and then said, "but...". Before he could get any further, I put a finger against his lips and told him to stop it - a few times.
Gah. I'm remembering all this stuff from this social deviance class I took way back when about labelling theory (in which people internalize labels they are given by society and start acting accordingly). And then there's also the whole mixed-signals thing with hugging me and trying to tell me something negative.
When I get back from Shore Leave, I'm going to start looking into improving things.
And I think I need to find a way to deal with the feeling that I'm touch deprived. I know that physical contact in general is an important thing for humans and I don't get it a lot. And considering that one of the few places I do get it from is my dad - I'm thinking it's not necessarily a completely positive thing with everything else that's been going on.
When I woke up this morning, there was a note on my dresser from my dad apologizing for being rude last night and telling me that he loves me and thinks I'm a wonderful daughter and that he just wants me to be healthy and enjoy life.
And this evening, he gave me a hug and - while hugging me - apologized again for being rude and then said, "but...". Before he could get any further, I put a finger against his lips and told him to stop it - a few times.
Gah. I'm remembering all this stuff from this social deviance class I took way back when about labelling theory (in which people internalize labels they are given by society and start acting accordingly). And then there's also the whole mixed-signals thing with hugging me and trying to tell me something negative.
When I get back from Shore Leave, I'm going to start looking into improving things.
And I think I need to find a way to deal with the feeling that I'm touch deprived. I know that physical contact in general is an important thing for humans and I don't get it a lot. And considering that one of the few places I do get it from is my dad - I'm thinking it's not necessarily a completely positive thing with everything else that's been going on.
