[hasegawasama]

By the time the kids are teenagers, why would you do any of that? Aren't they too old? Isn't that something they would only do with their boyfriend/girlfriend

[luckystarmom]

No. Hugging and kissing between a boyfriend/girlfriend is a sexual thing.

The nice thing about hugging, kissing, cuddling a parent is that it isn't sexual, and it just is comforting.

I haven't sat next to my dad in a long time with his arms around me. He's not going to be around much longer, and this thread is making me want to hug him for a long time the next time I see him.