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Comments on: In the Kisser… https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/ Finding the funny in it all... Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-4393 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:35:02 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-4393 In reply to Debbie.

Debbie – I’m hoping that’s what will happen with my kids as they grow, they’ll choose the type of affection they want to receive. Right now it’s smackers on the lips all around. And I can just imagine your poor husband veering right and left dodging his mom’s kiss…I used to have to do that with my grandpa. It’s very hard being subtle.. 🙂
Mindy

]]> By: Debbie https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-4289 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:21:45 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-4289 I came from an affection withholding family – no kisses or hugs, ever. I am 52 now and I kiss my mother’s cheek and hug her and tell her I love her, but this is something I’ve had to teach her. My husband and I always kissed our three girls on the lips till they were probably teenagers. Not sure when it transitioned to cheeks but they are all grown and married now and two have children and we still kiss them on the cheeks when saying goodbye. And the grandkids get lots of kisses on the lips still. I’m sure they will let us know when they think they’re too old for this. The grandkids also get snuggled in an towel and a silly song from Nana after their baths. Funny fact – my MIL always tries to kiss my husband on the lips still and he’s 54. He has to do the lip dodge thing. But she never kissed our children on the lips and won’t kiss her great grandchildren on the lips.

]]> By: SuziCate https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3756 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:20:53 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3756 Wow, this is a very interesting post! I hadn’t thought about it. I used to kiss my kids on their lips and couldn’t begin to tell you when that changed…my guess is probably around ten or so. I come from a family of huggers…kissing was never big. Now, I’m going to be thinking about this all day!

]]> By: The Lumberjack's Wife https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3755 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:18:22 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3755 Very interesting! I haven’t given this much thought . . .I am not sure how I feel.

]]> By: Marly https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3752 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:52:51 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3752 Some people have no ability to look at the world other than what they think is black and white. They think something is wrong so it should be wrong for everyone else. I agree with you Mindy. Everyone can make their own call on this. My daughter is 14 and I kiss her write on the ol’ smacker every day. I wouldn’t change that for anything!

]]> By: Stephanie Faris https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3736 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:13:40 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3736 Wow…this is an interesting topic. I don’t have kids, so I don’t know how I’d feel about this. I am a stepmom and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it ever…it’s all in the intent. If it’s completely innocent, what could be wrong with it? But in my life, I personally prefer to keep mouth-kissing in any form in my romantic relationship only.

]]> By: Andi https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3725 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:13:32 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3725 I’m from a whole family of mouth kissers…Parents, sisters, even my brother in laws! It’s a quick peck and it’s done! I even kiss my FIL and MIL that way! And to think that some kids might be confused about who they can kiss seems silly to me! I never remember trying to kiss people I shouldn’t. If anything, I think the affection I received at home made me less likely to seek out inappropriate affection!

Now, honestly, it has taken 14 years to get to the kissing in-laws thing. However they have both been ill lately, and they both prompted it, and I gladly kissed them. I love them. I want them to know it. And, I’m glad they felt secure enough in my feelings for them to make themselves vulnerable to the lip smack!

Oh, but I DO have a grandma who NEVER NEVER NEVER lip kisses! EVER!!! It cracked me up when my kids were toddler and would try to kiss her! She was quite the skillful lip dodger! Now, they’ve caught on to not kiss her on the lips, but on the cheek, and I don’t think their little feelings were ever hurt, since everyone is treated the same…

Now, I’m through rambling. Obviously I DID have thoughts!

]]> By: christina https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3718 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:51:24 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3718 I am sorry but Puhleese! We have always kissed on the mouth. My brother was over forty when he passed and always gave me a smack on the mouth and said “I love you” . My nephew is 15 and still insists on a mouth smack. You just have to explain to your kids that they cant kiss just anyone on the mouth but there is nothing wrong or dirty about it. I am forty and my mom is almost 80 and I still give her a lip smooch. Keep on smooching I say!

]]> By: Heather https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3709 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:18:23 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3709 Very interesting subject. I can’t say I have ever really put any thought to it before. Now that I have…I’m not a kisser. I hug, my whole family are just huggers. The exchange between me and the grandkids is a big hug and tossle of the hair.
Spot is right..they will let you know. My oldest grandson (10) has just recently decided he is too old for those big hugs.
Mindee has me pegged, just the thought of slobbery kisses…NOPE, can’t do it. Making my tummy lurch just thinking about it.
BUT as far as kissing between parent and child, I can’t see how people can have such filthy minds to think it is wrong. I don’t think it is wrong, just not for me.

]]> By: Mindee@ourfrontdoor https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/in-the-kisser/#comment-3706 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:25:02 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=2243#comment-3706 I don’t kiss my kids on the lips, but mostly because I’m mildly germaphobic and also like to avoid stickiness.

I don’t care if other people do though.

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