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CM Club: kissing mindees on the lips

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navyeyelasH · 13/10/2010 22:05

Long story short, can't go into much detail for obvious reasons.

I never actively seek to kiss any mindees on the lips they are usually walking germ bags!. A mindee (1.5 yrs, wanted to give me a kiss goodbye and kissed me on the lips, in that puckered lips style kiss IYKWIM.

All hell has broken lose and I really didn't think it was an issue. What's the consensus?!

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navyeyelasH · 13/10/2010 22:16

"Bloody hell, Im always kissing the babies I look after."

Yeh well, don't anymore you wont! It seems home from home environment isn't quite home from home. What if I mindee says "love you navy", should I say, "love you too mindee"?

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navyeyelasH · 13/10/2010 22:15

Not serious "I'm reporting you to the police hell" but still, don't really want to go into detail here.

I'm so naive! I don't think I've ever kissed a mindee on the lips before and often tell older ones to kiss on the cheek due to germs etc.

Loos like I was stupid and will learn my lesson. What about blowing raspberries on tummies/cheeks? Fake eating of tummies? Tickling etc.

I do have a physical contact policy btw!

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woahthere · 13/10/2010 22:14

Bloody hell, Im always kissing the babies I look after.

RandomMusings · 13/10/2010 22:11

I always turn my cheek, you have to cultivate that kind of sideways glance to check if they are lunging at you and dodge

You MUST protect yourself NEL

xxx

onepieceoflollipop · 13/10/2010 22:08

I think that you should always turn your head very slightly so that the person (unless it is your dh/dw/dp or possibly own child) makes contact with your cheek rather than lips.

"all hell has broken lose" - what exactly happened?

I also think that even if a kiss on the lips is accidental/unintentional then it is inappropriate in this setting. (not "pervy" or anything like that, just crossing the boundary and some people may choose to misconstrue it)