After reading all the controversy about Victoria Beckham kissing her daughter on the lips (if you haven’t heard, go here), all the shaming and hating about it. Â It got me to thinking!!
How do you show love/affection to people? Â Who do you kiss on the lips and who don’t you? Â When does that become comfortable or uncomfortable??
There aren’t many people that I don’t or wouldn’t kiss on the mouth to show them that I love them and respect them. Â I kiss all 3 of the younger kids on the lips, they kiss me on the lips and I DON’T think that is weird or there is anything wrong with that. Â Now the older 3 kids, they already established their ways of affection before I came in the picture. Â I let them lead what they were most comfortable with. Â They always get a kiss, usually on the forehead or cheek.
When I was a teenager, I remember establishing boundaries for kissing. Â There was a few years there where I DID NOT kiss my Dad on the lips. Â That is because it is a weird time where you are attracted to boys (so the kisses are for them) and so Dad is a weird person to kiss. Â Now, every time I see him I kiss him on the lips. Â Along with my mom, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law and MANY other family members.
Also as a teenager I decided that I would be kissing my friends on the lips as well. Â I remember holding my ground with my then boyfriend, talking about what was an wasn’t appropriate. Â He used to get slightly weirded out that I would kiss my guy friends on the lips to say “hello” and “good-bye”. Â Then, he just go it. Â I kiss my best friends (that are girls) on the lips every time I see them.
So, in short…I think you can kiss whomever you damn well please on the lips. Â As long as they are comfortable with it! Â What Do You Think?
Sealed with a Kiss!! Â XOXOXOXOXOX
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