As far back as i can remember, my family often greeted eachother with a kiss ... said good-bye with a kiss --
-- but always on the cheek; never on the lips.
I remember thinking how odd it was once i got into elementary school, to see parents kissing their kids on the mouth. Hahah! Sounds funny to me now, all these years later! :)
As a child, I remember asking my parents why we didn't kiss on the lips. They told me it was nasty -- terms i could understand as a tot.
Fast forward to last night .....
Hubby was putting Alexandra to bed, but she didn't want to see me go so i asked her for a big hug good-night.
She gave me a great hug ... then puckered up her lips, and hummed that expectant hum when you want a kiss from the person standing in front of you.
Yep -- I gave her a little kiss on the lips, fighting all those silly childhood memories that oddly flooded my brain... but of course i wonder -- does it matter?
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