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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how they still think I'm perfect and that I'm the best thing ever. And all the kisses!!! Maybe my daughters will hug and kiss me when they grow up, but [b]I know sons don't[/b]. And how soft their skin is as babies.[/quote]

Have faith! They do, and they will. [/quote]

At 17 and 22, both my boys still seek out hugs from me.[/quote]

I think it's kid- and not gender-specific. My oldest (son) doesn't necessarily want to initiate hugs but still enjoys them. My middle (daughter) is not a hugger -- I literally get a once-a-year birthday hug, and sometimes she will react like a scalded cat if I touch her in any way. My youngest is a hugger but she's almost 13 and oh how the teen grumpies are taking hold.....

OP, I'm so grateful that my kids are older during the pandemic. It was really difficult when they were young, and I can only imagine the challenges that you and your generation of moms is facing during the pandemic. But I really do miss the uncritical days, when my kids loved me and I loved them unconditionally. We've had some rocky times during their teenage years when we've loved them deeply but not always liked them on a day to day basis, and God knows they have discovered our warts and flaws. And not being able to fix their problems with a kiss and a Band-Aid, when they really, truly have problems that may be with them lifelong, is gut-wrenching.[/quote]

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