Parents kissing their children

[Anonymous]

We kissed lips until they were about 5, then just cheeks. Their faces are just too cute, and they wanted to. I think it's because they see mom and dad doing it that way.

[Anonymous]

I’ve kissed my kids on the lips, but at their initiation. So like a baby/toddler/young preschooler. They seem to naturally drop it on their own with age. Now my oldest is 8 and he still asks me for a hug or cuddle at times, but hasn’t kissed me in years. So I think this is something that just fades away over time. My youngest is now a toddler and I’m definitely going to soak up the sweet kisses during the short phase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kiss like Joe Biden kisses his grand daughter ?
NO.
Kissing children on the lips makes them uncomfortable. You should ask them first or point to your cheek and ask for some baby sugar.

Yes, take advice from the guy who points to his cheek and asks for “baby sugar.”

[Anonymous]

OP: I guess DH and I are a representative sample of the DCUM population! I get both perspectives but can’t relate to being grossed out by kissing your own kids. And neither DH nor I are trying to pressure each other to adopt our own behavior…but we definitely think the others behavior is weird. Neither one of us is going to change…at least not until the kids age out.

Oh and I still side cheek kiss my dad (standard greeting for our family) but no Joe Biden style greeting for grown adults!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Help solve a disagreement between me and DH. He thinks it’s weird for him to kiss our kids on the lips…DD3 always goes in for a kiss and he avoids it. He stopped with DS6 years ago and now comments that it’s weird for me to.

I grew up with European immigrant parents and extended family and we definitely kissed family on the lips for a long time. His family is great but I don’t know how affectionate they were.

Weird or no?

very weird. a kiss on the cheek or forehead. On the lips I feel is only for romantic intentions personally.

[Anonymous]

I think it gets weird when the kids start thinking it’s weird - 10ish. Before then, I’d the kids appreciate it, then it is sweet.

[Anonymous]

Heavens to betsy no! Kissing a child on the lips is a form of molestation in my book. Call me old fashion!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's weird and gross.

+1
When they were tiny I saw that drooly snot face and just thought "yuck". These were my own beloved children. Head or cheek is fine, lips ewwww, no way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

What the heck are your kids getting into if you can kiss your spouse but not your offspring? Or are you the type that doesn’t share drinks either because you’re worried about germs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

Wait until you found out how those kids were made…

[Anonymous]

I’ve never kissed my kids on the lips. Why would you need to do that? It also spreads around sickness faster. Just no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

Wait until you found out how those kids were made…

lol seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

What the heck are your kids getting into if you can kiss your spouse but not your offspring? Or are you the type that doesn’t share drinks either because you’re worried about germs?

Yes, I absolutely don't share drinks! That too is unhygienic. What are my kids getting into? Um, everything. They catch all the normal bugs your snot nose kids give them at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this is up to each family. Neither way is weird or inappropriate. Stop sexualizing everything.

It's not a sexual thing, it's a hygiene thing. It's gross!

Wait until you found out how those kids were made…

I didn't even so much as catch a cold when they were conceived. My husband (luckily) doesn't pick his nose and eat his boogers the way a 2 year old does. Nor does he touch the bottom of his shoes and put his fingers in his mouth like a 4 year old does. Have you even watched normal childhood development? I don't wonder why the kids get sick when they go to school for the first time. Hygiene is learned over years. If your kids are normal, they have gross unhygienic habits. ... then you put your face on that. Yuck.