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to have a bit of a pash with DP in front of our kids?

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washnomore · 23/04/2011 11:27

We're fairly affectionate when we're not throttling each other and we'll quite often have an impromptu snog/grope in passing. It's fine to do this, right? Sometimes DP gets his hands everywhere and I sort of worry that it's wrong to expose the DC to it. Don't know really - it's not like we're shagging on the kitchen table or anything but we wouldn't be so overt in front of friends for example. Thoughts?

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duckypoo · 24/04/2011 02:16

So your children regard your breasts as sexual breathing? Now that is odd.

spiderslegs · 24/04/2011 02:25

God - grope away - please, tits, fannys & everything. Let the children know you love each-other.

The alternative is more disturbing.

CheerfulYank · 24/04/2011 02:36

DH and I kiss, cuddle, hold hands etc, but I think groping in front of your children is a bit ewwwwwww.....

I have a friend who is like this with her husband. She wears very low-cut shirts and he often slips his hand inside, or she nibbles on his ear or something. Everyone thinks it's inappropriate, but they assume people are just jealous. Confused

Morloth · 24/04/2011 03:48

Yeah, I think boob groping is a bit much. We kiss and cuddle and bum slap a lot but no groping if the kids are around. We all appear incapable of walking past each other without some sort of contact, usually a smack on the butt/back of the head (gentle!).

DS2 objects to any physical affection that he isn't directly involved in now anyway, so even a quick cuddle gets either leg tugging or screams of 'UP UP UP' from the high chair.

It would just feel wrong to cop a feel while the kids are in the room. We might do so if they are in a different room, but would stop immediately if they came in.

EttiKetti · 24/04/2011 04:00

No, fondling is a bit much here and we are very affectionate, kisses, coming up behind and putting arms round, cuddling on sofa, the odd surreptitious bottom squeeze....maybe not actually, can't think. But any boob gropage is done out of their eyesight....mine are 6&8 tho and would probably ewww despite the normality of shows of affection :o DS 6 already pulls a laughing/eww face when we embrace facing :o

Morloth · 24/04/2011 04:13

DS1 shrieks 'kissy kissy' now which can put you off! :)

SueSylvesterforPM · 24/04/2011 09:26

Its pretty Icky tbh , your children will feel uncomfortable parents sex lives should not be on display infront of their children.
I remeber thinking ewwww, when my dad kissed my mum or nevermind that.

breathing · 24/04/2011 10:04

My kids dont tend to touch my breasts much.

When my husband does its sexual, thats what we are on about isnt it? a partner

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