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 * Keep your hands to yourself **


 * Why would anyone think it’s appropriate to pet a human being like an animal? I guess that’s kind of vague let me rephrase it. When has it ever been socially accepted to touch and “pet” someone you do not know. And if your looking around right now with a guilty look your definitely one of “those” people. **


 * For some reason over the course of my life, people who I didn’t know thought that it was okay to touch my hair. **
 * Without my permission. They pet me. Like an animal. Do I look like a freaking animal to you? **


 * According to Mirriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of an animal is,” a living thing that is not a human being or plant.” The bottom line is it's not okay to touch people you don't know or who don't want to be touched. It was one of the rules in kindergarten that you first learn. Keep your hands to yourself. **