Parents kissing their children

[Anonymous]

Always kissed my kids on the lips. I hug them too. I think people who eschew this really have a hard time distinguishing between touch that is sexual and touch that is just love. Probably they think all touch is potentially sexual.

[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?

I was never kissed on lips by parents and we don't kiss children on the lips. I think you're weird for kissing children on lips.

[Anonymous]

I kiss my kids all the time, NEVER on the lips.

[Anonymous]

Disgusting kissing children on lips

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always kissed my kids on the lips. I hug them too. I think people who eschew this really have a hard time distinguishing between touch that is sexual and touch that is just love. Probably they think all touch is potentially sexual.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always kissed my kids on the lips. I hug them too. I think people who eschew this really have a hard time distinguishing between touch that is sexual and touch that is just love. Probably they think all touch is potentially sexual.

Plus the germaphobes. Seems like an exhausting way to live, but there you go

[Anonymous]

I thought Covid put a stop to the gratituitous fluid transfer. Now we only transfer fluids when it is deeply gratifying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always kissed my kids on the lips. I hug them too. I think people who eschew this really have a hard time distinguishing between touch that is sexual and touch that is just love. Probably they think all touch is potentially sexual.

I agree with you, yet I also don’t kiss my kids on the lips. I kiss them on the cheek and head, and hug them a lot. Possibly too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t feel comfortable doing it with my kids but don’t really think anything of it when I see others do it. It’s not uncommon.

+1

[Anonymous]

We are super affectionate and a ton of kisses and hugs. Never on the lips for kids or anyone not my spouse. Mostly due to germs but just not done in my family.

[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?

Not healthy to transfer germs. You can instead kiss on head or forehead.

[Anonymous]

Very weird. Also unsanitary. Kids don’t naturally have the bacteria that causes cavities. They get it from their parents’ mouths.

[Anonymous]

Very sick to do this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always kissed my kids on the lips. I hug them too. I think people who eschew this really have a hard time distinguishing between touch that is sexual and touch that is just love. Probably they think all touch is potentially sexual.

Plus the germaphobes. Seems like an exhausting way to live, but there you go

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very weird. Also unsanitary. Kids don’t naturally have the bacteria that causes cavities. They get it from their parents’ mouths.

My kids never have had a cavity and were kissed on the mouth. Stop fear-mongering.