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Anonymous, New Mexico Male age 28 TSer - all my life Right thumb. Straight, never with braces Permanent callus In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I drive. With family. While masturbating I spend 2-3 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents teased me. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. No, I don’t place over nose. I wasn’t breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. College Education I am just right in weight. Latino Siblings and order of birth 1 of 1 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from yahoo.
Simon, click here to e-mail Hong Kong Male age 25 - all my life Right thumb. Straight, never with braces No affect on thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While masturbating I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Yes, place over nose. Associated Ritual. I stroke my lip and sometimes my eyebrow with a soft blanket I was breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Advanced degree beyond college. I am overweight. I am of mixed ancestry. Siblings and order of birth 1 of 1 I am homosexual. I am single, never been married. My current boyfriend has no problem with it. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Gary, Arizona Male age 44 - all my life Left thumb. Straight, never with braces Very minor effect No affect on thumb. All through the night while asleep. I spend 1 to 2 hours tsing each day. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents understood. Parents told people. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. I suck my thumb for reasons not listed here. That is that I never suck my thumb knowingly! I do not suck my thumb to get to sleep, but only at some point in the night after I am fast asleep! I am the type of person that can drink a strong cup of coffee 5 minutes before bed and still sleep peacefully. It is only at some point later in the night that I have discovered (or been discovered by my bedmate) doing the thumb suckers ritual. And despite efforts to hide the thumb from myself, I somehow end up with it plugged in at some point before morning! As a rule, I do not wake up with my thumb in my mouth, so I'm not sure at what point the sucking stops. But I can almostalways tell when I have or have not just had a thumbsucking night (almost all are, I think...). As for why ~ I would like to know, but wouldn't know where to go to find out. Plus, I'm not really interested enough to seek any kind of paid professional assistance. I would be interested to learn just how many ATSs only suck their thumbs when they are asleep, and not to "get to sleep". Is mine that unique of a habit? I am a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. My current fiancee is a little bugged at it. Mainly because I have awakened her at night with thumbsucking noises. This is the first I have ever read or been exposed to other adult thumbsuckers and it’s kind of refreshing and relieving. I was searching the Web looking for suggestions on how to eliminate the habit when I found you. I suppose at age 44, chances are rather slim that I will ever NOT suck my thumb again It appears that almost all thumbsuckers mentioned are daytime thumbers, where as this is something I only do while totally asleep. And when awakened, naturally or otherwise, I always pull out the thumb first I have tried to stop, as a courtesy to my fiancee only, but nothing seems to work. Lately I have tried bandaids and/or wearing a sock over my hand to discourage it. But in the morning the sock is on the floor and my favorite thumb is wet and soggy again Perhaps I should try some old dirty gym sock instead of a clean, fresh laundered one. I don’t really know if I should keep trying to end this routine or not at this point. I think the chances of being successful are slim and I don’t know why I even suck my thumb in the first place College Education I am just right in weight. I am of mixed ancestry, white and american indian. Siblings and order of birth 3rd born of 4 children I am heterosexual. I am currently divorced. She is now my roommate and aware of the thumbsucking I almost said problem No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from a search engine, but forgot which one.
Anonymous, Wisconsin Female age 30 - all my life Right thumb. Straight, never with braces Thumb looks different small, subtle, horizontally-oriented wrinkles perpendicular to fingerprint ridges In bed, as I go to sleep. Only when alone. I spend less than 1 hour sucking my thumb. Parents understood. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. Yes, place over nose. Old, ragged blankie which I keep hidden from other people. I like to smell it while sucking, find that it enhances the experience immeasurably. I also rub the cloth of the blankie between the fingers of my left hand, especially when it is wrinkled more texture. I was breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. My mother sucked her thumb until her teen years, and has recounted to me some of the extremely cruel and horrible teasing that she endured at the hands of parents, teachers, and other children. She has said that she still has frequent urges to suck her thumb, her left, I think, but fights them by drawing, reading, and writing instead. I was rarely ever caught, and only by family members when I was still very young. I have been terrified all my life of being caught and teased. I hope more people respond to your survey I would like to get a real feel for exactly what percentage of people in this world suck their thumbs into adulthood. Up until now, I thought maybe I was one of a handful in documented history. Advanced degree beyond college. I am underweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 3 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. I have never told any of the men I’ve dated. My thumbsucking is too private it has always been my most precious, self-comforting escape. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Anonymous, chicago Female age 23 - all my life Right thumb. Crooked Thumbnail worn or with marks. Thumb looks different more wrinkled In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With family. I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents painted with bitter solution. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. i have a pillow that i can’t sleep without - i like to pull the feathers out of it I wasn’t breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 3 of 3 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. hide it Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from Extra.
Anonymous, Toronto, Canada Female age 26 - all my life Left thumb. Mildly bucked Thumbnail worn or with marks. Thumb looks different It has a small ridge underneath at the base of the nail. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. Only when alone. While masturbating I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. Trauma Yes, place over nose. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. THE ONLY PERSON I EVER TOLD WAS MY EX BOYFRIEND. I COULDN’T RESIST ANY LONGER AND HE COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. IT BOTHERED HIM AND HE FELT LIKE I WAS IGNORING HIM WHEN I DID IT BECAUSE IT MEANT I COULDN’T KISS HIM. IT WAS THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD TO SUCK MY THUMB AND CUDDLE WITH HIM, IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE A BABY. High School Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 0F 2 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from a search engine. The Search Engine I used was EXCITE
Raul, Florida Male age 30 After age 20 I started when I was scraping plaque off my teeth. Other fingers. The fingers I suck are pointer finger Mildly bucked Thumb looks different At my job. I spend 1 to 2 hours tsing each day. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. No, I don’t place over nose. no I was breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Advanced degree beyond college. I am overweight. Latino Siblings and order of birth 3 of 3 I am bisexual. I am currently married. I heard about this site from someone I know.
Mel, australia Female age 28 - all my life Right thumb. Mildly bucked Thumb looks different In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. I spend 2-3 hours tsing each day. Parents told people. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. I must have satin ribbon at all times. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Interesting experience. My boyfriend and I were “mucking about” and he found my satin ribbon in my pocket. He questioned me about it and I tried to make up some story to cover myself, but he knew I was lying. When the whole story came out he was very understanding and initially kept bringing the subject up, but now two years later, he rarely mentions it. Lucky to have such a great guy arent I? I’m so glad I found this page - I didn’t realise there were so many people like me. Just one question - I’m not sure if there is some underlying subconcious thing that makes me do this - do many people seek help? Advanced degree beyond college. I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 3 of 3 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. The Search Engine I used was msn.
David, Don’t include me in Pen Pal. Ohio Male age 37 - all my life Right thumb. Needed Braces No affect on thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. Only when alone. I’ve been able to overcome concerns about public tsing due to I spend 1 to 2 hours tsing each day. Parents didn’t care. Security. Yes, place over nose. I wasn’t breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. People who have seen me sleeping with my thumb in my mouth think it is “cute.” I didn’t realize so many adults sucked their thumbs It has NEVER been a source of worry for me..it makes me feel secure in times of stress. College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 4 siblings. I am the 2nd youngest. I am homosexual. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Victoria, Include me in Penpal (email address no good anymore 2/16/02). Florida Female age 21 - all my life Both thumbs. Straight, never with braces Red marks on my thumb Thumbnail worn or with marks. In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. At my job. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With friends. With family. Anywhere, even in public. Just forget about what others think about sucking your thumb and do it. When making love While masturbating I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It’s erotic. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. I love to be dressed up like a baby wearing diapers and a petticoat and everything else babyish while sucking my thumb I was breast fed. I wasn’t breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. College Education I am just right in weight. Mixed Race, White and Oriental Siblings and order of birth 1 of 2 I am a fetishist. I am currently married. He thinks its so erotic No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Steve, Don’t include me in Pen Pal. Texas Male age 23 - all my life Right index finger. Needed Braces Mildly bucked Finger looks different, a little skinnier but no marks or callus In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents understood. Parents told people. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Yes, place over nose. Associated Ritual. I am a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. My friends must have seen me at parties when i passed out but they have never said anything College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 1 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. she is cool about it No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from a search engine, Lycos
Janice, Washington Female age 18 Started between 3 and 6 Right thumb. Needed Braces No affect on thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. Only when alone. I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents teased me. Had a dentist place metal spikes in my mouth. Parents understood. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. I have a stuffed and battered lamb I was breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. My roomate in college found out and told everyone, it was casually mentioned in the school paper. College Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth first of two I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. I haven’t had one. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was Yahoo.
Colleen ,South Africa Female age 38 years old, all my life Left thumb. Mildly bucked Thumb looks different Flatter and the nail is thinner, weaker In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. With family. I spend 2-3 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Yes, place over nose. Yes, a small piece of pillow case with a “special feel” and “special smell” I was breast fed. I am a former smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. only one - her husband was teasing her horribly about her blanket and I turned to her and said don’t worry I also have a comforter and suck my thumb - I was so happy because her husband, now ex, was so embarrased. College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 2 I am heterosexual. I am currently married. He doesn’t like it but is a very tolerant person and just accepts it - he wasn’t happy when our daughter put her thumb in her mouth a few times but she is not a thumb sucker The Search Engine I used was Ask Jeeves
A, OklahomaFemale age 30 - all my life Right thumb. Straight, never with braces Thumb looks different more lines, flatter and its chapped in the winter time In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. Only when alone. I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents painted with bitter solution. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. I suck my thumb for reasons not listed here. I have finally just accepted this..i am too old to change now No, I don’t place over nose. My pink blanket, And lately I like touching my boyfriends hair To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Interesting experience. I was fingerprinted for a job, and they said something about my right thumb having so many lines...LIKE WOW look at that, I just explained it away as a child who TSed...I know now to wear gloves if I ever rob a bank LOL Like to add anything else HEY webmaster I filled this out again my email address has changed so have a few answers..PLEASE us this on when you get your new servey stats together College Education White Race Siblings and order of birth ly child I am heterosexual. I am a fetishist. My fetish is MEN IN UNIFORM like short men too I am currently divorced. I am living with someone... we will marry in the next year I am sure I know am open with him Okay so he knows I still dont do it in front of him, This is my private time...i dont want to feel as life someone is peering into my comfort world No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from a search engine.
Baker, baker377@hotmail.com Include me in Penpal. Richmond, Va. USA Female age18 - all my life Right thumb. The fingers I suck are sometimes the left. I am right handed. Needed Braces Crooked Permanent callus Thumb looks different i guess its a callus. its a little bump. about my teeth-i had braces but i kept sucking my thumb so they didn’t do much, my teeth arn’t too bad they sorta veer to the right...my front two teeth arn’t centered like they should be...but its not too bad. In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. At my job. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With friends. With family. Anywhere, even in public. its hard to read while sucking my thumb because its hard to hold the book open with one hand...so i don’t read to often. I go to the bathroom at school or work to get a quick relaxing “fix”. When i suck my thumb in public i don’t do it for very long amounts of time and i cover it well. When I drive its only for like a few seconds at a time. When making love I spend more than 10 hours tsing each day. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. I suck my thumb for reasons not listed here. its a part of me. i love it. No, I don’t place over nose. . i wear jockey for her underware. and that brand has a little tag on the left front part of it and i play with that. if i’m around people i’ll take the cuff of my shirt and pull it over my hand and sometimes over my nose while i am sucking my thumb. sometimes take a blanket, t-shirt, or sweet-shirt and hold it with my hand that i suck my thumb with kinda over my mouth and nose or just hold it with that hand. I was breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am not a smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. in health class at school we were talking about people that put stuff up to their mouth to release tension and a girl said that she sucks her thumb. Also some girl my friends hung out with also suckes her thumb, but i never met her.Interesting experience. I suck my thumb around my friends. When new people or friends of my friends come over and we are just sitting there doing nothing and I get the relentless craving to suck my thumb, I don’t want to just start sucking my thumb in front of the new people. So I ask one of my friends to tell them that I suck my thumb so that the people wont be shocked by it. And usually my friends say to me that they don’t care if you suck your thumb. And by that point because of the wispering the person has turned around and is like “what!”. Then I say that I suck my thumb and they are like oh okay...and then they know and its no big deal. I am in college now. sometimes i’ll be in a public place or somewhere and i’ll just find my thumb going into my mouth...but then i stop or play it off like nothing happened. High School Education College Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 3rd of 3 girls. I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. just did it. it didn’t bother them really. Once i sucked my significant others thumb and he said that “that was probably the most erotic thing anyone has ever done to me.” They find out when we are in the friendship stage. It does not seem to bother them. They think its cute and when they try to take it out of my mouth it kinda turns into a game of sorts. This is an awesome site I especially liked the pictures of the guys sucking their thumbs. I love my thumb. It releaves tension, stress, makes me comfertable, sooths my pain, helps me relax, and has always been there for me. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was yahoo
I really like your site. Do you know of any other adult thumb sucker pages? I looked at everything on your site. But it all took me about 4 1/2 hours and I am still taking time to read through the things I haven't read yet. I expecially liked the poems and the pictures of the guys. I liked the pictures of the guys because I've never seen any guys that really suck their thumbs and they are so cute. Because I have something in common with them and I would love to find a guy in my area who sucks his thumb for real so that we could be friends or something...I don't know its an instant connection. I just like the pictures. It shows you that guys arn't as tough as they let on.
Before I found your site I thought about writing a poem about my thumb...but I didn't do one because I'm not the best writer, but if I do write a poem about my thumb and I think it isn't to
bad then I'll send you it.
Your site made me very excited. Because I got to see other people who suck their thumbs. I was looking around for things about thumb sucking on the internet and I came across a nursery ryme or something. It was pretty scary for me though. I think it is to scare children to not suck their thumbs. Anyway if you want to check it out it is at: http://www.vcu.edu/hasweb/for/struwwel/daumen_e.html .
I did your survey thing but I forgot to mention (because I was so excited that I found this site) that when I was little another way my parents tried to get me to stop sucking my thumb was to tell me that it would fall off if I kept sucking it. But I kept sucking it...and it hasn't fallen off yet. I also forgot to mention that when I was five my blankie was stolen, otherwise I would probably be sleeping with it still. I do however sleep with my Curious George doll from when I was little. my blankie was stolen. My parents have been divorced since around that time. So they say that the other one stole it. So pretty much the suspects are my parents. I never found a new blankie that could give me as much comfort as that blankie gave me so I haven't found a substitute. I've tried, but it just wasn't the same.
There is no one form of a blankie for me. I guess I have found substitutes but those are just sweatshirts that I wear when I go out. Or even one of my good guy friends shirts or sweatshirts that are lying around when I'm at their houses that I kinda hold when I suck my thumb. A thing I noticed when I was going to sleep last night is that I hold my blanket with my hand that I suck, like I do with the sweatshirts and stuff. So I guess my big blanket is also like a blankie cus I've had that since I was 6. Its kinda hard to explain. I don't have a specific "blankie" that I have to have but I do need something when I'm sleeping or not at my house.
My favorite things in life are the Simpsons, my favorite band - AVAIL, athttp://www.avail-avail.com , my good friends, my sister, slurpees, and most of all...my thumb. Who would I be without it?
I am open with my thumb sucking around my immediate family, my friends that I hang out with and their friends, and a few other people. I usually don't get big reactions to it. I usually hit them with "I suck my thumb" before they see me doing it, that way I catch them off guard before they catch me off guard and I can get their reactions face to face instead of them saying something to someone else or thinking something to themselves. When people do make a big deal about it, I don't care, so then they get over it.
Well, I'll let you go now. Thanks for reading this letter and having this site. Take Care & Have a Good Day. Love, Baker P.S.- if you write back to me try and send it to me at this address baker377@hotmail.com . Thanks again.
Chris, mmr_@hotmail.com Include me in Penpal. USA Male Checked 16 TSer - all my life Right thumb. Mildly bucked Permanent callus In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. While watching TV. While I read. Only when alone. I spend more than 10 hours tsing each day. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Yes, place over nose. I have my blanket i use when i suck my thumb at night. I was breast fed. I used a pacifier. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. High School Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was yahoo.
Thierry, THIERRY140@wanadoo.fr Include me in Penpal. france Male Text1 34 TSer - all my life Started between 3 and 6 Left thumb. Thumb looks different In bed, as I go to sleep. At my job. While watching TV. While I read. With friends. With family. When making love While masturbating I spend more than 10 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents didn’t care. It’s erotic. Security. Yes, place over nose. I used a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. High School Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 4 I am heterosexual. I am a fetishist. babyadult I am single, never been married. Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Kristin, TWEETY32898@hotmail.com Include me in Penpal. New York Female age 27 TSer - all my life Left thumb. Right thumb. Straight, never with braces No affect on thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents understood. Just a habit I can’t quit. Yes, place over nose. I am a smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. High School Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 2 of 2 I am heterosexual. I am currently married. I am separated from my husband. He knows I suck my thumb it was never a big deal because he sucked his fingers. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from “Extra”.
Sarah, age 27, from California, has sucked both her thumbs her whole life. Her teeth are mildly bucked but her thumbs haven't been affected. She indulges to sleep, while watching TV, reading, with friends and her immediate family, when making love or masturbating and from 4-7 hours/day. Her parents scolded her. For her it's just a habit that feels good, is erotic, gives her a sense of security, is a result of trauma and does it for spite, liking the fact of being different. She sometimes puts her finger over her nose, but will use a blanket she calls Fidget.
"I've had four Fidgets in my life so far. Fidget is usually a cloth (blanket or towel) with a silky fringe. I usually hold Fidget under or over my nose while sucking. I rub my fingers and nose with the silky edge, sort of fidgeting with the silky fringe, hence, the name, Fidget.
"Fidget #1 was thrown away by my mother when I was eight. It was a baby blanket. For four years I had many surrogate blankies that weren't quite Fidget. Fidget II was a blanket made entirely of silky material, but the cloth it was made from was old to begin with and it disentigrated rather quickly. I eventually ended up with small scraps of Fidget II that had to be thrown away as they became too worn. Fidget III was a small washcloth with a silky edge that I ended up adopting. But I lost Fidget III in Las Vegas. I suppose room service presumed it to be one of their washcloths, so I adopted a slightly larger version of Fidget III, a hand towel from the same set, Fidget IV."
She was breast fed, is a smoker, is college educated, just right in weight, is of mixed ancestry, bisexual, born 3rd of 6 siblings, is divorced, doesn't believe thumb sucking to be an issue in a relationship and heard about this site from the show "Extra".
"The first time my current (4 years now) boyfriend saw me sucking my thumb I was taking a nap on the couch. Apparently he doesn't remember it as well as I do. He didn't really make a big deal about it, but asked about it and said it was cute. That's the way I remember it.
The first time I saw an instance of adult thumbsucking was in an adult entertainment movie on late night Cinemax. It was imported from a foriegn country and dubbed, and had a plot, etc. The premise was a bunch of college girls living in a dorm. One of them was portrayed as a thumbsucker. Apparently she was the "sweet and innocent" one of the bunch. But I was endeared to that portrayal. It was mildly shocking for me, but it delighted and tantalised me a great deal. Before then I had viewed thumbsucking as nothing more than a bad habit that couldn't be accepted. (Didn't stop me from doing it, though.) After that I viewed it in a much better light.
"And now that I found the Adult Thumbsuckers' Website, I'm thrilled to death about the whole concept.
"My sexual orientation is more based on personality. I'm pretty open minded in life in general, which carries over to my "sexual orientation". I don't have a lot of hang ups. I kind've like the whole "coming out" thing. I don't think anyone should have to hide who and what they are. Especially if it's not doing anyone else any harm. The significant others in my life have been pretty accepting of the habit as part of me."
Bryan Texas Male Checked 22 year old TSer - all my life Other fingers. The fingers I suck are left index Needed Braces Permanent callus The way my thumb looks different is... my finger In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. Only when alone. I spend 2-3 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Had a dentist place metal spikes in my mouth. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. Yes, place over nose. Associated Ritual. I wasn’t breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am a smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. at school another boy sucked his thumb and pulled his ear while doing it. saw a lady sucking while driving. Interesting experience. Like to add anything else%3F High School Education I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 2 of 3 although my brother and I were adopted from different parents I am homosexual. I am single, never been married. Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Christine Ohio Female Aged 20 - all my life Left thumb. Needed Braces Permanent callus No affect on thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With family. I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents understood. Parents didn’t care. It feels good. Yes, place over nose. Associated Ritual. It is called my nummy and i’ve had it for as long as I can remember... it’s my comfort I wasn’t breast fed. I used a pacifier. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 2 OF 2 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. SEE, RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY, HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I DO IT No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from “Extra”.
Mandy,Wanted to be in penpal listing, but her email address is no longer valid (10/3/00) Georgia Female age 20 TSer - all my life Left thumb. Thumb looks different My left thumb is smaller than my right thumb. In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I drive. With friends. With family. I spend 2-3 hours tsing each day. Parents didn’t care. Just a habit I can’t quit. Security. Yes, place over nose. When I’m sucking my thumb I twirl my hair. I wasn’t breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. I have known other adult thumb suckers. My aunt also sucks her thumb. College Education I am overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 2 I am heterosexual. I am currently married. My husband doesn’t really care about me sucking my thumb unless we are out in public, then he doesn’t like for me to suck my thumb. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. I heard about this site from another place on the Internet.
Tim, tim@nsw.bigpond.net.au Include me in Penpal. Australia Male age 30 all my life Right thumb. Straight, never with braces Thumb looks different The nail on the sucking thumb is rough, and it slits at the top of teh thumb In bed, as I go to sleep. While I read. Only when alone. I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents spanked. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. No, I don’t place over nose. I wasn’t breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Advanced degree beyond college. I am just right in weight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 5 of 5 I am homosexual. I am single, never been married. I don’t suck my thumb when sleeping with others The Search Engine I used was alta vista
Peggy, price@nebi.com Include me in Penpal. Nebraska Female Checked age 40 TSer - all my life Other fingers. The fingers I suck are left pointer Mildly bucked Red marks on my thumb Thumb looks different The way my thumb looks different is... a little crooked In bed, as I go to sleep. All through the night while asleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With family. I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents spanked. Parents teased me. Parents grounded me. Parents painted with bitter solution. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. Associated Ritual. I wasn’t breast fed. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Interesting experience. My dad didn’t want me sucking my finger a time that stands out in my mind. My d first husband I tried to hide it from married 8years long time to try to hide it. Second husband was ok with it until he started cheating on me and starting calling me a baby because I sucked my finger. But my current and last husband it doesn’t bother him. He is so kind. I never thought about finding someone to have as a mate that also sucked his finger or thumb. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was yahoo
Brian,www.rydeck@execpc.com Include me in Penpal. Wisconsin, USA Male Checked Text1 19 TSer - all my life Left thumb. The fingers I suck are Mildly bucked Thumb looks different The way my thumb looks different is... i have a little red mark on it In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. With family. I’ve been able to overcome concerns about public tsing due to I spend 4-7 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. It feels good. Security. Yes, place over nose. Associated Ritual. I was breast fed. I used a pacifier. I am a former smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Interesting experience. i really dont have one yet. Like to add anything else College Education I am overweight. I am of mixed ancestry. Siblings and or! der of birth 2 of 3 I am heterosexual. I am single, never been married. by not having a significant other yet Yes, thumb sucking makes it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was excite-apple I heard about this site from “Extra”
Michelle mark4@spiff.net Include me in Penpal. Illinois Female age 30 TSer - all my life Left thumb. Mildly bucked Thumb looks different It is flatter than the other one In bed, as I go to sleep. While watching TV. While I read. While I drive. With family. I spend 8-10 hours tsing each day. Parents scolded. Parents teased me. Parents painted with bitter solution. Parents told people. Just a habit I can’t quit. It feels good. Security. No, I don’t place over nose. Associated Ritual. yes, I have a little piece of an old slip that I carry with me all the time. I wasn’t breast fed. I didn’t use a pacifier. I am not a smoker. To my knowledge, I have not known other adult thumbsuckers. Interesting experience. My husband and children see me sucking my thumb all the time, and it doesn’t affect them at all. I have never really had anything embarassing happen. College Education I am very overweight. White Race Siblings and order of birth 1 of 3 I am heterosexual. I am currently married. He knows that I do it, and it doesn’t bother him at all. No, thumb sucking doesn’t make it difficult to have a relationship. The Search Engine I used was excite