Are you kissing your dc goodbye with your mask on?

[olyolie]

Since returning to school parents have been required to wear a mask on school grounds. On the first day I went to kiss my ds on the head and realized I was wearing a mask. So I just patted his head and said have a great day . Second day ds kissed me on my head instead as I realized I couldn't kiss him.
Dp said he would just lower his mask and kiss them but I won't be doing that.

How are you dealing with this?

As someone who drops off a 5 year old and a 13 month old (who’s been attending nursery since 6 months old and born at the start of the pandemic so a COVID baby) —- I have to say this has never even popped up in my head. The 5 year old barely stays for a hug and dashes into morning club. The baby is kissed (with mask on) for hundreds of times whilst waiting in the morning drop off queue.

I have to wear a mask to drop DD off at nursery. I give her a kiss goodbye when we get out of the car before I put my mask on, then wave to her as she goes in.

Just kiss them through your mask. I can't believe you had to ask this on an internet forum.

Through the mask of course. You need to keep it on. It doesn’t feel right but I have to do the same.

Head pat😆she’s off like a shot. Cuddles & kisses at home.

Just through the mask...

I wouldn't usually let them touch my mask so kissing them through it doesn't seem right.

Can’t think of anything more filthy than missing through the mask.

I lower the mask. We’re outside and socially distanced, so the risk is very low. Other parents at the school do the same. We’ve worn masks at drop off and collection since September.

Kissing, not missing

Ruffle hair and see you later. No need to kissing goodbye.

@Coldwinterahead1

Ruffle hair and see you later. No need to kissing goodbye.

I always have kissed them goodbye.

@NewRenovation

Can’t think of anything more filthy than missing through the mask.

I agree.

I unhook the mask from one ear, give her a kiss and then put it back on. Stops me having to touch the front of the mask.

All the parents I see lower their mask for a quick kiss goodbye.

I have, and will always, kiss my children goodbye. They are 5&7 and I lower my mask to kiss them goodbye on school grounds each morning. I'm socially distanced from everyone else and outside.

I always kissed my dts pre mask. I just explain we would have a hug and kiss before we leave the house and lots of cuddles at home.

Lower the mask and kiss.

We’re outside and socially distanced and it’s literally 3 seconds.

Kiss at home and wave goodbye at school.

I don’t kiss on the lips, only on the cheek, and I lower the mask to do it.

Thanks everyone

Eldest... Hugs me before she gets out the car (not allowed on school grounds with her year group).
Youngest... Gives me a hug and runs off to join her class line as soon as we reach the drop off point. If I'm lucky. It seems as soon as we reach the drop off point I'm invisible.

Usually do a hug and hair ruffle instead, but when he fell over on the way in, I lowered the mask to kiss him better (4yo, falls over a lot, and kisses fix everything, probably less of a thing with older kids)

I lower it. He’s not getting away from my smooches 😂

How can you say you can't think of anything more filthy than kissing through the mask? You live with these children and are their mother, surely you are spreading any germs between each other anyway and if that's your theory then what do you feel about kissing with a mask off? The world's gone mad!

Anyway I would lower the mask, nothing to do with germs but so they can see my face. If anyone had issues with me kissing my child goodbye outdoors with my mask of for the sake of 20 seconds they can piss off!