Do you dred the day your child no longer wants hugs and kisses?

Question

Doesn't it make you so sad thinking of your child growing up and not being able to give them hugs and kisses all the time! it breaks my heart to think I won't always be able to smooch her when I want to or pick her up and cuddle with her. Does this make you sad also?

Answer 1

well it don't get there Hun stop worrying mine are 25 still  phone most days hugs+kiss is when meet up daughter,,,,

23 son+21 year old son love hugs+kiss is  speak most days on phone ... 17 year old girl still hugs +kiss me good night or if going out or just in ....

as for  my 16 boy ;; hugs +kiss is still... same with 13 -and so on

Answer 2

When I was an adolescent I stopped my mom from hugging and kissing me. I was mean and I regret those days. But my son who is adout to turn 16 allows me to hug him and kiss him on the cheek. He isn't like most teenage guys, he sometimes randomly comes up to me and gives me a little kiss on the cheek and goes off to where ever he wants. =)

I am proud my son isn't like me when I was younger.

Answer 3

My 8yo now says, "Just a hug, mom - no kisses" at bedtime.  But, he's laughing when he says it.  And, sometimes I sneak a kiss in, anyway.  

It's not the actual hugging & kissing that I love.  It's the warm loving feelings that make us feel good.  As long as those are still there, I'm good :D

Answer 4

Pulling out of hugs is not an obligatory part of growing up. If you maintain that incredibly strong relationship with your daughter where it's okay to give her a hug and a kiss at random (but appropriate) times, things should be fine. If you find yourself cutting back on the hugs and only using them as a bedtime ritual, as she gets older she'll want you to stop because it seems like a baby thing.

My mother stopped hugging me when I was eleven. (She stopped, I had nothing to do with it.) But in my teen years I met a married couple who took me under their wings. It was completely normal for him to give me a hug in the middle of the grocery store or me to reach out and grab her hand walking through a parking lot.

If you're determined to end the hugs and kisses at some point in your daughter's childhood, enjoy them now while they last.

Answer 5

Who says you can't still hug and kiss them?  Of course you can.  The only difference is that they will push you away more often.

Answer 6

yeah :( I don't really want to think about it. I just take as much as I can get now. every time she reaches for a hug or a kiss I'm ready LOL.

Answer 7

Not so much the cuddles. I was just laying in bed last night thinking, gosh, she's gonna be 4 in a few months....that means only 14 more years and she's an adult. That thought makes me sad. Time just keeps flying by faster and faster every year it seems like. Just take tons of pictures, and give tons of cuddle while they do want them lol. Thats about all you can do. I swear we'll look back and it'll seem like we took a nap when they were babies, and woke up and they were grown. Deffinately cherish everyday.