Yeah and the only reason is Twitter. We desperately need to get people - especially politicians - off X.

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"Demeaning to grandparents"? No. You don't have special hugging privileges, and if you care more about your grandchildren than yourself you'll teach them to stand up for themselves in this way. The ad was right. The criticism was wrong.

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My grandchildren sometimes shy from hugs. I am proud that both know how to say no to contact if they don’t want it. If they want comfort they initiate it and I give it. I am someone who was taught that relatives can have free reign. If I had known I could say no, my life would have been different.

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It's completely appropriate, yes. If another person explicitly tells you they don't want a hug, then you can't hug them. Your relationship to them is *not relevant*, and your feelings don't take priority over theirs. The ad exists because so many people think there are exceptions to this.

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given that the campaign was developed by the DRCC based on input from young people and the ham-headed politicians have decided they know better tells you everything you need to know about their real views on childrens' rights, not to mention their right to consent

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