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The stroking the thigh of a teenager is really quite disturbing and one wonders what she was thinking. It makes you shudder.
I am still stuck on the “rubbing hand up my inner thigh” statement. What possessed her? I say this gives you a pass for the type of physical contact she is wanting now.
I was raised in what I would call a war zone (alcholic dad and bipolar mom), but during the cease fires, we were all very demonstrative with each other (my mother is Latina). There was a lot of hugging, kissing, and “I love you’s” going on. Of course a day later it could devolve into chaos and violence. It’s a wonder I’m not screwed up any more than I am! Anyway, I tell you this because my parents who because of age, dementia, infirmities, and good medication, are no longer causing a ruckus. They are still affectionate but are not demanding that we children be so. And it’s not because we are slathering them with kisses and hand-holding either. Your mother seems to need this from you, but again I say you get a pass.
I have done many things physically for my aged, infirm parents that made me cringe - toileting, changing diapers, tending wounds, etc., and I would pray for the grace of God to help me becausr I definitely did not want to! But the cringing you are describing comes from a different place and I would be very loathe to force myself to go against it.
What about indirect contact, like brushing her hair? You could do this without actually touching her.
You don't have to change who you are and what you feel to make her feel better. I don't hug and kiss my mom, never have, never will. It's just supremely uncomfortable, although I am a very affectionate person by nature, but just not a big "hugger"--only my DH and my kids and grandkids (and oddly, my Sons in Law, whom I adore beyond measure.)
I DO massage my mother's very stiff neck, she can't stand up straight and she cocks her head to one side to "see" anything above her. That I can do, since I am a self trained masseuse (lots of kids, lots of sports injuries) and I have strong hands and can really work the knots out of her neck. She is very appreciative.
CWillie's idea of the gloves is a great one!! You still have physical contact, but it's not skin to skin. For many of us--that is just too much.
I was molested as a child by an elder brother--I am sure that had a lot to do with my inner battle to physically be near some people.
Practise on a large teddy bear until you find contact postures you can imagine being reasonably comfortably with. Until you do, try to worry less about what your mother *says*, exactly. She has dementia. Any reassurance and kindness you are able to offer her is fine. Nothing you can do is going to make her little world okay. It's very sad, but her complaints about your not wishing to touch her are so much fluff - great if you can, really not a huge problem if you can't.
And don't forget, there's not much solace in being hugged by someone who is rigid with tension about it! Virtual hugs from me, I really sympathise.