Help me handle this aversion!

[Orangeblossomfield]

I have the sweetest, kindest, most loving 7 year old son. He is just a lovely boy with a big heart.

I also have a 6 month old baby girl whom my son adores. He kisses her all the time. Head, hands, ears, cheeks, tummy, anywhere he can find a space. It would be adorable if the noise of him kissing didn't drive me to absolute distraction.

The kisses, squelchy, sucky noise of these frequent kisses make feel me uncomfortable at best. Sometimes I just experience a sense of complete claustrophobia or faintness and want to run away or squeal when I hear it. I drew a line at kissing her while I was breastfeeding as that made me crazy.

My husband said that this is my issue and if the baby is happy enough (she is) then I shouldn't project this onto my son.

I know I'll get responses telling me to get therapy, but I'm not spending money on getting a counsellor because I don't like the sound of kissing.

But seriously it drives me crackers and yesterday it went on so much I started to feel physically sick. Big lip-smacking kisses, over and over.

I love my son, love their relationship, love affection but hate the noise! How would you deal with this?

Google misophonia.
I have had this all of my life, to varying degrees of intensity.
It really does spoil certain things for me and no amount of exposure or efforts to de-sensitise helps.
Sorry, nothing positive to say, except that this is a recognised condition, so you’re not alone … or weird!

Yeah that would drive me demented as well. You can't desensitise either, it just is.

I don't even know what to suggest other than distract him when he starts doing it.

This would drive me potty too.
I think it's perfectly ok to say...

' no, no, that's enough...baby's had enough, give her some space '

I'd be exactly the same with any repetitive sounds, add in a sloppy gob 🤮