STEP PARENTING / kissing / boundaries I am a mum of a 9yo girl, I have had partners since her father in which did not have their own children. Recent years I have been with a man who has his own children, both the same age as my daughter. boy oh boy is this a whole new learning curve !!! I don’t mean myself becoming a step parent, I love these kids so much.. but differences in parenting creates the biggest stress on relationships and has me questioning I don’t feel that I am the most affectionate parent. I love my baby girl, I love our snuggles, I love our girly days and mother daughter dates.. we talk about everything openly.. but my boundaries are things such as my bed is my bed. I’ve never been a ‘co-sleeper’ and I’ve come to realise that I’m no longer comfortable kissing my daughter on the lips. It’s a personal thing. My partner kisses his daughter on the lips. The girls are now beginning to go through the pre-teen / puberty (‘budding’ boobies/ being emotional / showing interest in boys and so on) I brought up with my partner his opinion on what age you should stop kissing your kids on the lips.. it turned into a massive fight and as I’m sitting here writing this I actually had no idea on how much of a controversy this was/is. I am aware of how personal this choice is. I’m wanting opinions. My personal opinion is that I would not be comfortable kissing my dad on the lips or having anyone else kissing my daughter on the lips.. I would find it weird to see my partners mum kiss him on the lips. we stop breastfeeding at a certain time, we stop wiping our kids bums, we stop dressing them. hopefully we stop picking up after them and doing their washing at some point too !!! So is kissing your kids on the lips something that we should stop at some point too? What age, if any? I’d also like an opinion on the psychology of this topic too.. why does it make me uncomfortable to see my partner kissing his little girl on the lips. It’s not jealousy. It’s his baby girl.. why don’t I personally like kids kissing on the lips above 8? No one is in the wrong on either side in my opinion. I just want more knowledge on the topic. TIA. x ... View more