[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Is Tickling Not On?

[Iggy McSnurd]

> June:
> 
> My father used to pretend his hand was a "tickle beetle" as he
> called it and I loved that when I was small.  And I'd forgottent
> that until now, and it brought him back in a good way thinking about
> it.
> 

Iggy here:

My dad used to do the "tickle monster" thing, where he'd kneel in the
middle of the floor and my sister and I would try to tag him.  If he
caught us, he would tickle us for a minute before letting us go.  

My wife and I do something similar with our daughter.  One of us stalks
after her making tickling motions.  She runs to the other, and if she
gets into their lap, she's safe from the "tickle beast."  (The lap is
the "safe zone.")  The "beast" then moves away a little bit and turns
around while our daughter leaves "base" and tries to get as close as
possible to the "beast" without being seen.  Then the "beast" turns
around and the whole game starts again.  *grin* Ya gotta love the
squeals and giggles.


> June:
>
> I think certainly as a parent I wasn't particularly reserved - in
> private.  My daughter (now fifteen) still likes getting her feet
> gently tickled and always did - though she'd kill me if she knew I
> was posting this.

Iggy here: 

I can't stand having my feet tickled, and fortunately my family knows
this.  For some reason, I have a very strong kick reflex when something
tickles my foot, and the only way to keep my foot from kicking is to
hold my ankle or sit on my leg.  This would be *very* dangerous for
someone to try, since it invokes my "fight or flight" reflex so strongly
that if they don't let go within a couple of seconds, they're likely to
find my other foot hull force in their kidney, back, or face.  (That
part goes back to my fear of being restrained from that whole incident I
mentioned before where a group of my friends decided it was a good idea
to take my virginity whether I wanted them to or not.  Bad idea, of
course.)

>
> June:
> 
> Kids get more reluctant about physical horseplay as they mature - I
> suspect this is as they become less confident bodily as their bodies
> change. Not surprising I think.

Iggy here:

I think a big part of that also may be *where* the most ticklish spots
on the body usually are.  Except the feet, most places are commonly
associated with some form of sexual action.

When I got older, I learned that (when you do it right and with a
compatible partner) tickling is a *very* effective form of seduction.
This is partly because the person associates laughing and having a good
time with you, as well as pleasant physical sensations.  And another
major part is because where you tickle (as mentioned before) is either
on, or very close, to an area commonly associated with sexuality.  The
knee, for flirting, the ribs are close to the breasts, the belly is
close to the chest and... well.. lower down, the neck itself is
considered an erogenous zone, and the crook of the hip (where your leg
bends forward) is near the crotch as well.

Even now, my wife and I tickle each other when we're feeling playful...
"frisky" or not.  Sometimes it's a prelude to more, and others times,
it's just good, clean fun.

Ahhhh... The fun of a seduction with a well played game of "tickle me -
tickle you."  *grin*


Iggy McSnurd