hey if you don't like what we do go someway else oh by the way here is a room full of hugs just for you !!!!!!

Now watch how your hugbook fills up. heehee....

Ummmmmm....don't READ your hugbook.(????????????)

What's so bad about a hug? I'm going to give you one anyway:)

thought about sending you flowers instead ....how about a hi-five?

I'm not really sure how to respond to that one. If you don't want a hug then I won't sign your hugbook, or prayer or high five. I'm not sure what you're standing to gain by criticizing that.

Hmmm...this is a strange topic/opinion. The hug thing is just a nice gesture, you know? Some people really appreciate it, and if it helps to brighten even one person's day, then it's a good thing. We don't have to read our hug books, or whatever you want to call them, and we certainly don't have to send hugs, prayers, flowers, etc. My advice is just to ignore it if you don't like it. It's pretty simple really. What we don't like, we steer clear of, right? Especially if it makes you uncomfortable in some way.

There is another way to think about the hugs, flowers, high fives. It has a way of allowing the man, or woman to feel good inside their minds also. When we get sober we start to think of other people also. It's not about me today. Hopefully you will understand that we do care if you sober.

you're funny! at first I thought the hug idea was a little cheezy too. thing is... your profile pic is one for the record books of someone that looks like he could really use a good squeeze, or hosedown...
p.s you have a thing against care bears? they have to all get together and unite for it to really be a "care bear stare"
(which is where the lesson lies...)

I see where you are coming from. It's not supposed to be a lovey dovey soppy hug or infantile. It is a way of conveying empathy (not sympathy, that's for soppy people)It's the words contained in this 'care bear stare' that should hold meaning and compassion. Hand shakes to you.

i talk with my friends in hugs all the time...thats how we just keep in touch..ive sat here with ppl and passed "hugs" back and forth for hours...had some great laughs...i tend to forget they are hugs when we talk like that

That's Empathy by the way...NOT Sympathy.

We just care. That's all. Think of it maybe as getting a "we know where you are coming from, because we have or are there". hmmmm?

Cheese!

when I log on that's the first thing that I look for. It let's me know that someone out that has thought enough of me today to send me a message with a hug and lets me know that I am not alone. It helps me to know that there are people out there who care regardless of my problem...I wish I got more hugs

(not 2 b judgemental) but lookin @ ur profile pic, u look as tho a "hug" could do u some good dude! perhaps ur one of those so not in neway "compassonate or "mushy" kinda guys so i can get ur point. but there r so many of us here that count on these"hugs" when we have nothing else. it makes us feel as tho we are worthy of someones thots and compassion, thats all. i would send ya hug (like a lotta others, just 2b sarcastic) but i wont, cuz i never hug ne1 who doesnt want one. this is a great place to as u said "just a man who wants help" to get it. if "hugs" r all u can find irritating here then i think ull adjust fine. hope to hear more from "the hugless wonder" (ps-this site does NOT endorse the harm of NE care bear!:)

most of us have choices today. if you don't like them delete them you have that option.
just like that aa meeting you went to posted talked so badly about. i don't mean to be rude, but what do you really want out of this?? most of us here are looking for guidance and direction to archive sobriety.