I am sure every girl can recall, at least once as a child, coming home and telling their parents, uncle, aunt or grandparent about a boy who had pulled her hair, hit her, teased her, pushed her or committed some other playground crime. I will bet money that most of those, if not all, will tell you that they were told “Oh, that just means he likes you”. I never really thought much about it before having a daughter of my own. I find it appalling that this line of bullshit is still being fed to young children. Look, if you want to tell your child that being verbally and/or physically abused is an acceptable sign of affection, i urge you to rethink your parenting strategy. If you try and feed MY daughter that crap, you better bring protective gear because I am going to shower you with the brand of “affection” you are endorsing.

—You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face

Fuck, yes. This whole fucking post is spot on.

I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard people tell my daughter that people being mean to her just means they like her. Hell, I can’t count the number of times that I’ve started to say it, and then stopped and corrected myself: Honey, I’m sorry. It means he’s an asshole.

Because it’s true. If someone thinks that it’s appropriate to show their like for someone by doing things that the object of their affection doesn’t want them to do, it means that they’re an asshole, and I don’t care if they’re seven or seventy. Little boys on the playground are no better than creepy old men who pinch your ass when you walk past, then wink and giggle when you get pissed off. Fuck that.