Do you kiss your kids on the lips? I’m not judging anyone I’m just curios. I kiss my kids on the cheeks and they always…
Do you kiss your kids on the lips? I’m not judging anyone I’m just curios. I kiss my kids on the cheeks and they always try to kiss my lips but I will turn my cheek for them to kiss. I’m not very good with affection. lip kissing to me feels very intimate and personal. Like in my space. I automatically start to get anxiety. Even if they are all on me near my neck and in my face I start to feel anxiety. Does anyone else feel like this?
Mandy·
Too add further I feel like telling kids kissing on the lips is for adults or whatever is sexualizing a kiss when to kids kiss is simply a form of platonic affection. If my daughter decides she's uncomfortable with it one day then fine but I feel like out right rejecting a kiss from my child anywhere is wrong
Uhhhh··
My niece is 5 and she still demands I give her a kiss 😂
My nephew stopped when he was like 2 lol.
Sistersmainpiece·
Thanks y’all. I think a lot of my issues stem from Childhood and also because my parents were never affectionate. I can’t tell you when the last time my mother told me she loved me but I sure can remember the last time she called me a bitch. I do tell them constantly I love them and I do kiss on the cheeks. I’ve tried to teach personal boundaries age appropriately but of course they are kids and don’t grasp it yet. I remember one time my son came behind me and wrapped his arms around my neck and I immediately got tense and had a panic attack. I felt so bad because I didn’t want him to feel like i didn’t love him or anything like that. My daughter is the kisser. They both love hugs and cuddles and will literally be skin to skin with me if I let them.
Mandy··
My daughter went through a phase where she would kiss my lady bits because she was at the right height 🙈😫...it was so awkward and I had to shut it down. I can't do kisses on my neck from childhood trauma and I can definitely relate to not getting any affection and being called a bitch... don't worry too much about it. You're doing a great job regardless of where those kids are getting kisses as long as they know you love them ❤️