The American Dream

That's what we all want, right? A chance to build a career, make money, live our lives in our grand houses, driving our awesome cars, and to be happy.

I think, if I had the chance, I'd be an entrepreneur. I feel like I have a lot of good ideas, just don't have the cash to fund those ideas, you know? I'd love to start my own business. But it would have to be a business that I know I could live on. I'd love to be a wedding planner or have my own interior design company. But for me to do that, I'd have to know I'd succeed.

So, I guess, I'm not sure if this post is out of jealousy or if I really am kind of wondering what the hell The American Dream is coming down to.

I was alerted to this new "business" starting in Madison. It's a Snuggle House. Yep. A Snuggle House. Nothing inappropriate (allegedly). I had no idea there was a market for such a thing? Sure, touch therapy is a real thing. I was advised by a nurse that when I had anxiety attacks I should have my husband massage my shoulders or legs in a circular motion because touch is proven to help anxiety.

There's even a form of "therapeutic touch" (that isn't actually touching, but a transfer of energy)
that is used in cancer treatment as an alternative therapy.

"Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a technique in which the hands are used to direct human energy for healing purposes. There is usually no actual physical contact.

The practice of Therapeutic Touch is based on the belief that problems in the patient's energy field that cause illness and pain can be identified and rebalanced by a healer. Harmful energy is believed to cause blockages and other problems in the patient's normal energy flow, and proponents of TT claim the treatment removes those blockages. TT is promoted by some to improve conditions such as pain, fever, swelling, infections, wounds, ulcers, thyroid problems, colic, burns, nausea, premenstrual syndrome, diarrhea, and headaches. They also say that TT is useful in treating diseases such as measles, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, asthma, autism, multiple sclerosis, stroke, comas, and cancer. In practice, TT is generally promoted as a complementary therapy, to be used with standard medical care."

However, I would like to talk to said owner of Snuggle House and ask him how he came up with this idea and his intent. I would also like to talk to said clients of Snuggle House and ask them what makes the idea of being snuggled by complete strangers appealing to them. 

This is America. You can open whatever business you choose. That's why we're America. But, hey Americans? I feel like, you know, just as one American to another, since we're kind of on the outs with the rest of the world, we should bond together against ridiculous things like this and focus on being semi normal. 
I mean it's just a thought, but maybe we could spend our money on making our homeless not homeless. Or feeding our hungry. Or building transit systems across the United States to reduce our carbon footprint. Or maybe you don't even want to help anyone else. That's cool too. Maybe you want to save your hard earned money and travel and see what else is out there! Broaden your horizons, educate, learn about different cultures! 

Good on ya, Snuggle House. You're living The American Dream. Can't hold that against you. Or can I?