This morning I dropped JJ off at school. When we say goodbye we have a huggle and I try to remember to tell him that I’ll pick him up at after school care, or I’ll be at school to pick him up when classes have finished. I remembered to do that this morning.
As we finished our huggle (it’s a cross between a cuddle and a hug) he said, ‘I suppose this is where we have a kiss.’
I said, ‘Yes, of course,’ as we puckered up to kiss each other goodbye.
He’s never ever said this before and while he wasn’t reluctant to kiss me, as I walked off to catch my tram I thought that it probably won’t be too long before he doesn’t want me to kiss him in the school yard any more.
I know it’s a part of growing up, but I’m really going to miss those goodbye kisses. Mind you, I will sneak them in whenever I can. How could you not kiss these lips?
When I was growing up I used to go and kiss my parents good night every night. I even – unknowingly – asked my dad’s cousin to come and give me a kiss one night as he walked in the back door of our house. I was in my room and thought it was dad and was mortified when I realised it was not. But around the time I hit puberty I walked into the lounge room one night and announced to my parents that I was getting too old for kissing them good night and never did it again. I do kiss them hallo and goodbye when I see them now as I don’t see them that often. Dad turns his head away acting all embarrassed but I do it anyway.
Do your kids still kiss you goodbye? If they don’t how old were they when they stopped?
Awww, he is such a cutie. I would be hurt too, if he didn’t want to kiss Mum goodbye.
My DS is 8 and he still kisses me goodbye every morning. He insists, and is usually the one to ask for it first. DD, she is 7 and isn’t all that interested. I might get a bit of a one armed hug, but that’s about it.
Hope you can still get your goodbye kisses for a while longer 🙂
My 17 year old son still gives me hugs and a kiss goodbye each morning. My daughter though went through a ‘no affection’ phase in her teens, but she’s now back again with the hugs and kisses. I still hug and kiss my parents when we greet and part. I don’t think that has to stop at a certain age. I am an affectionate person though, perhaps I am weird?
It hasn’t stopped Jen. Who says it has to? My four are well out on their own….still hugs and kisses going….all the time. I think JJ may be the same….that little guy’s got a lot of love in him….I wonder why.