A mum divided the internet after refusing to cuddle her 11-year-old daughter as she's "too big" for it now.
The 37-year-old explained how her child wanted to sit on her knee and cuddle her while watching TV together.
But she deemed this inappropriate because she's no longer a child.
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Now speaking on Reddit, the mum revealed how things are very tense between the two since her rejection.
She said: "My daughter is very small for her age and as a result gets treated like a younger child sometimes.
"She loves to hop in my or my husband's lap and cuddle with us on the couch or in a chair.
"I have been thinking that she may be too old for that sort of thing and maybe I'm hurting her by letting her continue."
The mum added: "She tried to hop in my lap and cuddle and I told her she was too old for that and to get off me.
"She got really upset, got off me and went to her room and slammed the door."
Now since the awkward exchange, the mum said the daughter hasn't asked to sit on her knee to cuddle since.
She continued: "Things are tense between us.
"My daughter doesn't talk to me unless she has to and when I hugged her goodnight last night she didn't hug me back.
"I feel really guilty because I obviously hurt her feelings but I feel like she might be too old for sitting on my lap."
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Now wanting an honest opinion, she turned to Reddit for advice.
One said: "She's not going to want to cuddle you much longer.
"You maybe have a year left and you're throwing that time away instead of cherishing it."
Another added: "I didn't realise there is an age limit for parental affection.
"When I'm too big for my mum's lap, I'll start holding her. My 16-year-old still curls up for snuggles."
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