Get scolded for the same reason.....

I don't like people being overaffectionate with me either. My mom is the same way. I just try to keep my distance and ignore it if she gets a hug or an i love you in. I know it's not her flaw, it's mine. I can't express emotion with family very well. Try to figure out why it bothers you and if there's anything you can do to fix the issue.

yes!!!!!!!!!!! u should hug her every day, one of these days you will wish u could.

Everyone is different. You should think about it hard and try to figure out exactly where the issue is and then TALK to your mom about it.. calmly and rationally. Hopefully you can get her to see where your coming from. Maybe you two can come up with another form of expression love. Like, for example, and old actress (Carrol Burnett), would tug on her earlobe during her shows and that was an "I love you" signal for her mom. Find something that BOTH of you are comfortable with.

I'm a hugger and will never understand people not being comfortable hugging their own flesh and blood especially the person that gave you life. I can definitely understand strangers but family what gives??

Oh I know the feeling. I have never been the huggie huggie person and sorry to say I never will be. My fiance is the same way. Of course we hug eachother but with our moms it's totally different. Both our moms are the same way so I just make a joke out of it that if you guys love hugging so much you can hug eachother. They always get a hug out of us on most occasions like Christmas. But otherwise there is no hugging involved with the two of us with our moms. I really don't understand why moms are like this nevermind that my moms whole family is like that. With having a back injury and having them hug me and touch my back just doesn't fly with me. So no huggies for them either. I usually sneak around that part. My dad and my fiances dad are exactly alike. They don't do the hug maybe once every 5 years.

Harsh-

You give in and hug your mom. One day she won't be around to hug you, you'll still be going, and it will be those moments that you'll remember fondly. And your mom will always lecture you as long as she's alive. It's part of being a mom. We don't think of it as lecturing, but giving our children advise on how to suceed in the world around them, but I'm sure we all took it as a lecture too when we were children. It's funny, once you become a parent you say to yourself "Always a parent, always a child". That's the cycle, unless one does not have children then they never become a parent, but you're always someone's child. Take heart and know her hugs are her way of letting you know she loves you very much and wants the very best for you.

Namaste-Anora

I am sorry to say that I have a different opinion. I have expected a hug from my mom a lot of times, I was so worried and badly in need of a hug from my mom... many times, but I never got it. I would love to get a hug from my mom and I think age doesn't matter for a kid to get hug from mom.

This is my personal opinon. I am sorry if it hurts you.

you're lucky that you have an affectionate mother. i was never been hugged by my mother evr since i could remember or even an "i love you" was never said by her. i don't want to be hugged now coz i'm not used to it but if i we're, why not. maybe you'll just realize how you're mother feel when you're already a perent like her.. parents usually do'nt like their children to grow up because they don't want to lose their little boy/girl.. maybe you can just tell your mother that don't hug you in public. she may understand you if you'll explain politely.

I'm not really a touchy-feely person, but YES! Mothers are like that; they are usually really affectionate - and it hurts their feelings if you try to deny them hugs & whatnot. Just do it.

I think you should just go along with it to make your mom happy. I mean, you NEVER get too old to hug your mom, do you? Your mother is always going to be your mother - and if it makes her happy to give you a hug every now and then, can't you just pretend like you enjoy it? Just for her sake?

I'm a Chinese, we do not have hug habit. I'm not sure the feel.

But what's in my mind is that's your mother, it's good for her to hug you. May be this is the way to keep closer between you and your mother.

No matter how old are you, you are still a child in your mother's eyes. She will treat your as a child forever.