Why or why not?
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- 2 hours
not sanitary and not normal, i knew one in High school that did that.
- 2 hours
As long as they keep and use hand sanitizer before they touch anything, it’s whatever. Actually, the hand sanitizer would probably put a stop to it.
That said, I don’t think anyone would want to interact with that person if at all possible.
- 8 hours
If you need to suck your thumb as an adult, get counseling. I don’t mean it in a bad way, you have legitimate underlying issues that would probably be helped. You’d feel a lot better in general probably.
- 15 hours
I didn’t even have to zoom in to know this shit is German because of course it is!
- HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish14 hours
Im going to say no for two reasons. Firstly its bad for ones teeth. If someone needs to feel the need to suck their thumb they are likely going to do it to the extent that its bad for the teeth. Secondly the social negatives will be massive. Bullies will wing off almost immediately and there is a good chance of having some sort of physical altercation. Unless your built like a line backer. Maybe then you can be so physically impossingly powerful to keep bullies silent. Beyond that though its likely to negatively impact various social situations if a schoolmate or work mate sees you. Heck it could follow you into some adult life interview. Its just to outside the norm.
- blunderworld@lemmy.caEnglish18 hours
It’s not a crime or anything. I would definitely assume they have some sort of developmental issue though.
- 20 hours
It’s not even “okay” for kids past a certain age because it causes deformed teeth development. Or are you asking if people will look at you weird? Thats also a yes.
- 18 hours
Rule of thumb I learned and never validated:
Two it starts, with three it can become an issue, with four it might affect the underlying permanent teeth - and there is no difference between thumb or pacifier.
- DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish19 hours
Context matters here.
A teenager with profound mental disabilities or one who expects to be get a job in the future?
Also, long term thumb sucking can impact dental development. I knew a kid who had to have braces for years because they kept sucking their thumb until age 10.
- 15 hours
These new accounts are too much, if I see a fresh account with just 1-2 posts like this I just block.
- 14 hours
I sort of assumed this was a question from Don_Dickle /u/patnou@lemmy.world
A bit surprised it wasn’t.
- 14 hours
I forgot to do that earlier, thank you for reminding me.
- 18 hours
Depends, are they biting their thumb at me? Might have to pull out my rapier.
17 hoursOkay in relation to what?
Socially speaking, people will look at you weird.
Hygienically speaking, a bad idea as constant moisture etc. risks both bacteria and fungal infection.
If you touch things that other people touch with saliva in your hands, you might run into some trouble because again, it’s unhygienic and most people will think it gross.
If you’re cool with all that, you do you but other people don’t have to be cool with you doing that.
- 20 hours
I would assume a kid that age doing it had some kind of disability and move on. A binary ok or not is irrelevant, because it’d be none of my business unless they want to shake my hand.
