Today is St. Patrick's Day so we grabbed each of our kids in a head lock and planted a big kiss on them. Their reactions ranged from everything to giggles from our three year old baby girl to a wiggling worm of our eight year old son. I started thinking about what age our kids began to change from "cuddly and kissy" to independent.
When I was in my 20's, I dated a guy that was Greek. He came from a very Greek family. When I say Greek, I mean that they were so Greek, his Grandma (Ya Ya) didn't even want him to date me because I wasn't a "Greek girl." I was amazed at how affectionate his whole family was. They all hugged and kissed each other no matter what their age or gender happened to be. I liked how "full of Love" they all seemed and I hoped to one day raise my family with the same show of affection.
I remembered this today while our kids wriggled and squirmed as my husband and I celebrated the "Luck of the Irish" with them. No matter what day of the year it is, there will always be hugs and kisses for each of them...with or without the headlocks. :)
When I was in my 20's, I dated a guy that was Greek. He came from a very Greek family. When I say Greek, I mean that they were so Greek, his Grandma (Ya Ya) didn't even want him to date me because I wasn't a "Greek girl." I was amazed at how affectionate his whole family was. They all hugged and kissed each other no matter what their age or gender happened to be. I liked how "full of Love" they all seemed and I hoped to one day raise my family with the same show of affection.
I remembered this today while our kids wriggled and squirmed as my husband and I celebrated the "Luck of the Irish" with them. No matter what day of the year it is, there will always be hugs and kisses for each of them...with or without the headlocks. :)
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