ABC Everyday Josie Sargent knows what it's like to have little people attached to her all day. ( Share Print text only At long last, there is quiet. After a relentless 12 hours of little people attached to me like leeches, I have my mind and body back to myself. I sneak to the sofa, collapse in a heap and reach for the remote. Then… there's another body close to mine… and a hand creeping up my arm. My other half is ready for some "special time". And as much as I love him, the thought of having another person on me, touching me, makes my skin crawl.