Share your "xyz" below. Let's make the innocent less taboo, one small act at a time.
You shouldn't still sleep with a stuffed animal at 30. You shouldn't negotiate your salary. You shouldn't take a nap in the middle of a workday. You shouldn't admit you don't want kids. You shouldn't cry at work. You shouldn't leave a "perfectly good" relationship just because you're unhappy.
We all carry them. Those quiet, unspoken "shouldn'ts."
These aren't moral failures. They're — social scripts we've internalized as forbidden, even when no one actually gets hurt.
Here’s a draft you can use or adapt: The "Innocent Taboo" — Why Breaking the Right Rules Can Set You Free
Break one. Do the thing. Then ask yourself — was that actually wrong, or just unfamiliar?