We Don’t Kiss Our Friends
My 13-month old is quite the little Romeo these days! He is all about kissing, hugging, touching hair (which leads to pulling hair usually, uh-oh!) and friendly wrestling matches. Awww, how adorable, right? If you are thinking about those black and white photos of little kids kissing and precious moments dolls and what not, hold on, this is a bit different…
His favorite new activity is kissing another little BOY on the lips. Not the sweet young ladies in the class, nope. It’s serious, people — they both will be playing together and then all of a sudden they lock eyes, slowly lean toward one another, close their eyes and kiss each other!
Come here and give me some sugar!
Kissing is just another phase here at daycare, like biting and throwing food. We have seen our share of baby affection, so maybe Isaac has learned this from watching the other kids. Or he may have got it from me, since I kiss him all the time, all over, including on the lips. At the end of the day I would rather he learn affection instead of aggression (:
I know at this age they are pretty much “gender neutral” and him kissing boys is not a real cause for concern, but I have gotten comments of caution from others on this, which I think is pretty amusing. And you know what? If Isaac grows up and decides he still likes to kiss boys, I will still be his mother who loves him — that will never change no matter what.
Has your baby kissed or been kissed by another little one? How did you respond?
