re: How old is it too old to kiss your son?

for me it was the cheek until he starts smelling his piss. then its the forehead or he kisses my cheek. my boys were pumpkins as babies and toddlers. now they're just handsome young fellas.

Never

Italians kiss everyone in there family no matter what the age

My parents hugged and gave me kisses when I was a child as well.....but on the cheek or forehead. I grew up in a very affectionate home and don't feel like I lacked for affection because I wasn't kissed on the lips by my parents as a child.

Its all good. You grew up one way, others grew up other ways. You've got a perspective that's different than mine. The connotations of the word weird can get people defensive.

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How old is it too old to kiss your son?

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He'll let you know. I think mine was probably around 8 when he got "too old for kisses."

I'm lucky to still get a hug every now and then during the teenage years.

And, FWIW, my kid had the sweetest, chubbiest cheeks ever when he was a toddler. Couldn't resist planting those kisses back then. Nothing wrong with a little smooch on the mouth.

I can't ever remember my dad kissing me

But that's not to say he hasn't

In Eat, Pray, Love, Luz Gilbert talks about her Brazilian born lover's "over the top displays of affection" and how his son, who was born and raised in Australia, finally had to suggest that now that he was 14 maybe it was time for his dad to stop kissing him on the lips when he dropped him off at school.

Cultures vary.

My dad wasn't affectionate growing up. Not me. I kiss my son a lot.