To find it nearly impossible not to kiss my children all the time?

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Not going to post a horrid slushy 'my children are totally gorgeous' thread, but just wondering...I don't ever notice other parents kissing their children much, but I can't stop kissing mine if they're on my knee and their faces are close to mine. So AIBU? Should I leave them alone? And if so, how?????

Did not have much affection growing up and neither did DP so we are making up for it now lol

All the kids are cuddled and kissed by me i love them to bits and i like to show it, and the more i do it the more i want to do it, and it makes us all feel good so why not?

Obviously when they're embarrassed or squirming at the school gate i'll have to control myself lol but Sigh thank god it'll be a very long time till DS gets to that age

PS how can anyone control themselves when handed a new baby? I soooooo don't care i'll bury my face in their hair or neck and just sniff lol and kissing their foreheads should be made compulsory No dribbly granny kisses though as DS1 has just commented ...

isn't that what they are for? Kisses I mean.

Hair, cheeks, that supersoft bit next to their eyes, yummy neck, ears..

am lucky, have a 12 month old who kisses back. shame about the drool

YANBU - I do the constant kissing and also tell DS1 that I could eat him on a sandwich whilst squashing him half to death. At 2.5yrs he does now tell me to "stop it mummy!".

This is entirely reasonable commendable behaviour.

Impossible to have too many hugs and kisses and I don't care what the anti brigade say.

DS has started kising me back but instead of pursing his lips he leaves his mouth open in a big "O" shape - I get not just drool but mushed toast etc, but I just don't care!

sorry type - kissing.

What a lovely thread!

Agree that you can't help but kiss them any chance you get, and it's so wonderful when they kiss you. DS has just started to say I love you properly and it melts my heart, awww

This is a lovey thread indeed!

I absolutely love kissing my DT's all over! They are soooooooooooo cute! I love it first thing in the morning or just before bedtime, when they are all sleepy and cuddly! DP has to drag me out of their room at night because I kiss them sooo much before putting them down in their cots!!
I remember telling my friend I was expecting twins-her first comment was-"You are so lucky-twice the kisses and cuddles!"

This is a lovey thread indeed!

I absolutely love kissing my DT's all over! They are soooooooooooo cute! I love it first thing in the morning or just before bedtime, when they are all sleepy and cuddly! DP has to drag me out of their room at night because I kiss them sooo much before putting them down in their cots!!
I remember telling my friend I was expecting twins-her first comment was-"You are so lucky-twice the kisses and cuddles!"

I am constantly kissing my DS (6 months) on head when he is sitting on my knee, he just smells so gorgeous and it is hard to resist when I am cuddling other peoples babies as well (tho I do!). Also I like blowing raspberries on his tummy when changing his nappy.

i feel the same way about my puppy. he is so very kissable.
in my defence did this to the DDs but they are both far too grown up for that sort of behaviour now. i have to wait for their defenses to be low then surprise them.

Kiss them as much as you can. I can't resist mine either - why fight a natural instinct I think. Mine are still all very loving and full of kisses in return. And kiss a son in particular - one day he will have stubble so make the most of his lovely little face while his cheeks are still chubbable and soft.

well i'm positive the good news is that all these kisses result in loving children who know how to give and receive affection. my 16yo ds will still lean his waxed/coiffed head on my shoulder if we're watching tv alone and submit to a couple of kisses on the forehead. we always kiss goodnight or goodbye in our house and swap 'love you's' before bedtime,
dp who grew up in far more reserved culture thinks it's brilliant we western parents are so openly loving

I'm a big kisser too and kiss my DC's all the time. Sometimes I wonder if I should back off, but I can't! We're all very openly affectionate and say "Love you!" alot. My parents would give us cuddles but the I love you's stopped when I hit my teens. And once you stop it's so hard to start again so I make sure I still tell my teens I love them all the time. I snozzle the little two before I go to bed too - and they smile in their sleep. Love it!

I love kissing my little boy and stroking his hair or holding his little hand, I just can't help myself!

He was up last night teething and eventually fell asleep with his face nuzzled into my neck, even though I was knackered it was heaven! I stayed holding him for ages just breathing him in and kissing that little soft spot at the back of their necks.

I have noticed other mums don't do it quite as much as me but I think it's so important to be affectionate, anyway I don't think I could stop even if I tried, he's just too gorgeous!!!

I do too. If we are on the bus or something and they sit on my lap I am constantly hugging and kissing them. I have thought myself that I wonder if people think I am a bit OTT. They are irresistable. I must kiss and cuddle my dc about 100 times a day.

I love those baby open mouthed kisses as well, where they sort of bang their mouth against your face and nibble on you. Making me broody this thread is .

This truly is a lovely thread and is making me feel all squishy inside. I am addicted to kissing my DCs. Sometimes I want to go in and kiss them when they're asleep but don't want to wake them up so I listen to them breathe instead (lovely and reassuring too)! Babies were made to be kissed, especially those chubby cheeks and that soft bit on the back of their necks.Oh and chubby knees! I don't think I will even want to stop kissing my DDs even when they are no longer babies or children. I just hope they will tolerate it for as long as possible. Am also supremely grateful for the dribbly open mouthed kisses I get back in return. Hope they will never stop wanting me to kiss them and squeeze them. Can't believe I'm writing this - what have you done to me. Hope whatshername from the Guardian doesn't read this. Actually I don't care. Won't be sharing this with non parents though!

Awwww

My dh and I also love to kiss our ds (3 yrs). I also tell him "I love you" all the time! Most of the time he is willing and other times he tell's me "No kisses Mummy!" I hope he still gives his mum a cuddle and a kiss when he turns in to a stroppy teen - here's hoping!

I also kiss my ds2 hundreds of times a day- how can you not? It makes him smile every time, so double the reward for me!! My ds1, who is 13, doesn't mind being kissed and loves a cuddle but frankly, I don't kiss him so much now cos he doesn't smell so nice . He smelled lovely as a baby tho and got smothered in kisses then-maybe that's why he still submits to it! Not in front of his friends though-although they all know I'm a bit loopy I think and make exceptions for any mad behaviour.....

Yup, love it - sometimes I get told "stop kissing mummy!" by my two year old but he doesn't really mean it

Flattering as it seems I would be slightly freaked out if my osteopath kissed my chld during treatment though bangandthedirtisgone - did he/she asks first?!!

This is the loveliest thread I have ever read on mumsnet and it just made me cry - I think probably slightly because I'm all pregnant and hormonal with first DC...

I think I will definitely be a mummy who kisses their LO all the time... I already kiss and cuddle my nieces and nephews at any given opportunity...