We were watching an episode of Friends recently, and it was the one where Ross and Monica go to her cousin's wedding. In the episode, they have an aunt who insists of kissing Ross on the lips. It freaks him out and he keeps asking, "Why? Why on the lips?!?!"
Since it is the holiday season and we have all been spending time with our loved ones, I am sure that at least some of you have come across this. I know I have.
I, however, do not have to wait for the holidays to see long lost relatives to do it. No. My in-laws do it constantly. Ken and I have talked about it, and he said he has tried to break his mom of doing it with some success. I could not, though, achieve the same with Ken's Dad. I have gotten to the point that I simply avoid greeting him or saying goodbye with a kiss.
Now, for the longest time, I though this was just an anomaly with Ken's folks. I. Was. Wrong. This past week, while visiting my Dad, he did it several times. One time, he even held my face in his hand and did it. Now, before that skives you out, please know that it was definitely a kiss from a father to a daughter, and nothing icky otherwise. But, it was still on the lips.
So I ask you -- do you encounter the same thing with your friends or family? Are you, by chance, the inflicter of these often-wet kisses? And Why? Why must it always be on the lips???
6 comments:
LMAO, I was rolling while reading this! I have been quite fortunate in that I have absolutely no family that does this. This, I am quite thankful for.
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I am not a mouth kisser but my grandmother is, as is my family as a whole. Ew. That's all I have to say about how I feel about it.
I handle it like this: Go in like you're going to kiss them and then turn your head ever so slightly, planting your cheek next to their own and making the "muah" kiss noise next to it. Works on 98% of occasions.
I encountered this myself and it freaks me out. I believe you stop mouth kissing anyone but your husband/boyfriend or small children on the lips when you are about 7. Yuck!
The only time I encounter this is with Jacob. Right now I am just happy to get kisses from him.
Thanks for the warning about Ken's parents hehehe After all I did get called pumpkin :)
To funny... I agree it is just gross. I think it is a habit. They start by kissing their little baby and to them (parents, grandparents, etc...) you will always be "their" little girl. I can understand but really.... you have to let go sometime.
It got better when I told mom to stop with the tongue.
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