Smooches
When my eldest daughter was little I always kissed her
goodnight. A smooch on the lips after
devotions, prayer and lights out. I
guess I had to go through something difficult in order to realized I would only
give my kids a kiss on the forehead or cheek, but not on the lips.
We always had a rule our kids could not smooch anyone on the
lips unless it was me or their dad. One day my
daughter came down with the chicken pox and only had one or two bumps. I had already had chicken pox before and
thought I could never catch it again. I
gave her a smooch goodnight and tucked her in as I did every night. Then one morning I found myself covered with chicken pox
both inside and out. I had trouble breathing
and could not even walk. It was
everywhere and it took allot for me not to scratch myself raw.
I will never forget my husband rubbing the calamine lotion
all over my body and just the love it took for him to do that for me made me feel a little better. I soon became better and was able to make it
through with just a couple almost invisible scars.
I would no longer kiss my kids on the mouth only on the
forehead or cheek. I especially tried to
avoid drinking after anyone, though on occasion
I have, but reluctantly. That was over
twenty years ago.
So if you asked me, would I let my toddler give smooches to
anyone. You know what my answer would be. No, not even family members.
Susan Nikitenko
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