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- From: goldberg@eldyn.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patti Twigg)
- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Subject: Re: My firstborn ain't a baby anymore!
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 16:05:00 GMT
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- In article <kf1zkvS00WBMM53G0I@andrew.cmu.edu>, jm5p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Judi Mancuso) writes...
- >
- >Linda--Your quick message brought tears to my eyes! I have a son who is
- >now 7. Somewhere along the line--and I do not know when it happened--he
- >grew up. I see him vasalating between wanting some of the "mushy"
- >things (like kisses, hugs, snuggling) and trying to be "big" and not
- >wanting them. Sometimes he says, "Mommy, can you cuddle with me" and
- >then other times (especially when I drop him off at school)--he
- >deliberately asks me not to kiss him or say anything "weird" (he means
- >things like--"I love you, have a nice day"). If I catch him before he
- >gets out the car he doesn't mind a kiss but outside the car, these
- >things are off limits. But, I can see the day coming--and not too far in
-
- [stuff deleted for brevity]
- >
- >I have a 17 month old girl-- people tell me the mom-daughter
- >relationship is quite different than the mom-son one. It doesn't
- >matter, though. I'll get used to whatever I have to---just as long as I
- >have my 2 dear children and I get a few kisses a year..........Judi
-
- Well, funny you should mention this. My four year old son has
- started wiping off kisses (sometimes). My daughter did not do
- that until she was 6, and then only when it was a public kiss.
- Sigh. I thought this wasn't supposed to happen unitl they were
- teenagers 8-(.
- Patti Twigg
-