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a kiss on the lips got me in hot water

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devonshiredumpling · 24/04/2009 22:43

my son is two and a half and recently went to pre-school for the first time the other day and when i picked him up gave him a kiss on the lips to which one of the other mums said i should not be doing it as it is wrong am i being silly or is what i did wrong some help please

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georgimama · 26/04/2009 09:43

I've always found toddlers want to kiss everyone on the lips - each other, parents, friends' parents, whoever they want to kiss - they don't do kissing on the cheek in a restrained neutral manner.

DS kisses me over and over again as he falls to sleep. Is this odd?

Some people have ishoos.

Bumperlicioso · 26/04/2009 10:02

What?! The only reason not to kiss children on the lips is because, well, it's a bit salty...

Muffin, I'm sorry to hear you were abused as a child, I hope you find your own way with your children that you feel comfortable with.

nappyaddict · 26/04/2009 12:47

ICANDOTHAT I wasn't being argumentative, sorry if you took it that way - hard to tell by the tone of your post. Just couldn't work out what you meant by a snog without tongues really.

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ICANDOTHAT · 26/04/2009 17:52

nappyaddict I meant one of those smackers you land on your dc at the same time as a big hug ..... ooooh, we love them. I included the "no tongues" bit just in case someone's definition of a snog would have been 'inappropriate' iyswim. Didn't mean to sound sarcastic, I just didn't get you post. Are you with me now though??

lollipopmother · 26/04/2009 18:34

My mum still tries to kiss me on the mouth but I really don't like it, i've been encouraging cheek kissing for years - I'm nearly 27. DD is too little for mouth kisses atm (7 months) but tbh I don't intend to start, however it's impossible to tell the
future, I know I only don't want to do it because of my mum iykwim.

TonyAlmeida · 26/04/2009 18:35

Oh and Look the OP has gone!

what is wiht the bold all the time?

ICANDOTHAT · 26/04/2009 20:44

Trying to get someone's attention .... you should try it

sleeplessinstretford · 26/04/2009 22:32

my 18month old does what we call 'inappropriate kisses' mouth open-tongue out like a little heat seeking missile big grin as she moves in-i've limited her to kissing just us and her sister...
one of my dearest friends and i got talking at parent/baby group when my baby rolled on top of hers and latched onto his lips-we had to slip a finger in to break the seal. as one year olds go she's quite passionate...

nappyaddict · 27/04/2009 10:03

ICANDOTHAT yep i'm with you lol

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