Kissing the children.

India
August 12, 2009 6:39am CST
I am one of the sorts who do not like to hug or kiss my children either in private or public, I have seen lots of people hugging or kissing their sons or daughters, but I could never do it. But now when my grand daughter was born to my daughter, without my knowing I have started to cuddle up on her and (horrors) and started kissing her. What is your feeling on this.
10 responses
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
14 Aug 09
hello ramesh, I guess this is what they says...parents love their kids,but would loved their grandkids much more. I was once disown by my parents becoz i married the man not of their choice. Million times we asked forgiveness but they seems deaf to hear our pledges. But when they learned that i was pregnant,they started to melt down. And when i delivered my first born...they really melted totally hehehe. So,another proof is your situation my friend.Grandparents really would do the unusual things to their grandkids . Wait till your grandkid grows,i bet you will be doing more things you haven't done with your kids before
• India
14 Aug 09
Well, I hope to do whatever I missed doing when my granddaughter grows up. Thanks for the response.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
30 Aug 09
thanks for the mark dear...enjoy being a grandparent...
• Malaysia
13 Aug 09
hi ramesh it is basically Indian's .. my mother or father, never hugged or kissed us as long as i can remember .. now when i put my arms around my mother for support (she is older now) she will push my hands away .. she refuses when i hold her hands to cross the road ... But i have seen different view from my husbands family, the mother even tries to kiss my husbands mouth and he will push her away .. the sisters will lie on the brothers chest .. they are very close family ... But me when i have my kids, i will make sure i will hug them and kiss them .. cheers
• India
13 Aug 09
I think you might have had a father like me Sanjana, the fact was I never liked the physical things between the people, like hugging or kissing (of course with my wife I do all sort of things)and I was quite uncomfortable doing this with others. You have to be really, really careful with a woman who tries to kiss her son on the mouth, it shows her possosivness. Yes, when you have your children,(and I am expecting that good news very shortly from you), dont be like me, always hug and kiss them.
@Raven7317 (691)
• United States
12 Aug 09
A long time ago, I could not imagine being a mother. Children annoyed me, they were noisy, messy, demanding, dirty... So, once, I was the sort who did not like children. Then one day, it all changed. I discovered that I wanted to be a mom. Long story short, I finally got pregnant, had my son almost 4 years ago, and I can't imagine my life without him! I hug and kiss him every chance I get, and he hugs and kisses me too! I believe openly expressing your love by hugging/kissing is invaluable to a child's mental health... This will teach him to be kind, gentle and loving, and honest with his feelings. I want my little boy to grow up to be an affectionate man, to his wife and his own children. I don't mean to say that you can't teach these things to a child by other means, but I just believe hugs and kisses are the more natural, honest and simplest ways to teach and show affection. I wonder, does your daughter hug/kiss her new daughter? I only wonder because some people follow suit and others decide to be different, when it comes to their own children. For example, my son's father hardly ever heard the words "I love you" or got hugs/kisses from his own father... As a grown man, he's decided that he doesn't want his son to grow up like that and constantly is hugging, kissing and saying ILY to our son. One the other hand, I grew up with very affectionate parents and followed suit... Just curious which way your daughter went?? BTW - congrats on your granddaughter!
• India
13 Aug 09
Thanks for the response Raven7317. No, my daughter is not like me, and she always hugs and kisses and loves her daughter. Coming to think of it, I do not remember kissing my daughter or son even once,and only once I have hugged her, when she returned from abroad after one year. But I hope to make it up with my grand daughter.
@yogambal_64 (1014)
• India
12 Aug 09
Same here with me I do not remember kissing or hugging my children, But when my niece delivered a child I felt like holding and kissing the child, I think it is a natural tendency.
• India
13 Aug 09
I think both of us are of the same nature yogambal_64. Thanks for the response.
12 Aug 09
I am forever hugging and kissing my daughter but she is only a baby, i think once she gets a little older i wont do it so often. You dont need to hug and kiss your children all of the time for them to know that you love them
• India
13 Aug 09
No, please do not stop hugging or kissing your daughter, when she grows up. When it comes so naturally one must not stop it. In my case, it has never happened, and only after looking at my grand daughter,I felt like always hugging or kissing her.
• United States
13 Aug 09
Is there a reason why you decide not to show the children affection in public or in private? Nothing against that, but I am just curious... I am the complete opposite, I can't help kissing and hugging my kids, it's like an addiction for me lol. So you have started cuddling and kissing your grand daughter? Wonderful!!!!!!
• India
13 Aug 09
Frankly telling, I do not know.I did not decide on anything, Even when I have seen other people doing these kind of things, it never happened to me. That is why I am pleasently surprised that I always want to hug and kiss my grand daughter.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
13 Aug 09
Hi rameshkumaar, I guess we are all different but I always found it very natural to hug and kiss our children, it's the way we display our love. I still hug my adult children and hug and kiss my grandchildren, but certainly we don't all think alike. Blessings.
@brienn (825)
• Philippines
12 Aug 09
Good day rameshkumaar57, Well for me, I really love kissing my baby. She is almost 2 months old now, when she was born she was a premature. I am the one who usually hug her and carry her on my arms . I am very happy that I have her.
• India
13 Aug 09
Hi there brienn, my grand daughter was also a premature baby, and was kept in the incubator for more than 30 days. Thanks for the response.
@fchalida (196)
• Indonesia
13 Aug 09
i have two children, they are still little kids, so i really love to hug and kissing them in private or public place, i don't care about others watching us or not, in my mind only thing they are still little kids, they still need our attention. But after my first kid 7 yo and second class at primary school, he ask me don't kiss him at front of his friend, cause he shame with his friends, so i stop kissing him at school, but i still kissing him at home. i thing this kissings is important to them cause they are still little kids and can create inner bond, they still have pure emotion. so i thing never mind if we kissing them or cuddle them. at your case, that is the emotion what i am talking about, the pure emotion from our heart, and that's make the baby love our touch and create inner bond between you and the baby.
• China
13 Aug 09
This is the love ~