Do you hold hands with your kids?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: I'm on a roll with questions lately...let me rephrase this...do you hold hands with your OLDER kids?? Or will they hold hands with you??? I was at the gym last night and when I was walking out, a father and a boy maybe nine or older were holding hands. You don't see this that often, especially with boys and their fathers. I thought it was so sweet. They both had big smiles on their faces and were talking. I don't remember exactly if my parents held my hand much...I'm sure they did, but I'm sure it stopped as soon as I got old enough to think it was embarassing. I noticed that the father and son were speaking another language, so I'm curious if it's more acceptable in other cultures. I would see how Americans (like myself) would find it embarassing to show affection like that in public, especially when you're a preteen...especially doing it with your parents. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's interesting to think about. I typically see kids walking in front or behind their parents when entering the gym.

I do remember studying in Paris when I was nineteen and noticing how affectionate everyone was. How they kiss each other, even friends, when they greet them. Or that no one complains when a teenage couple are making out on the metro. It seems so natural.

Wil is getting an "I LOVE YOU" every time he leaves my sight...I don't care how old he is!!

gr33n3y3z replied: I always tell my kids I love them and they even say it back

John, Erin and Katie Will kiss me good night with a I love you and hug

Rick will be walking out the door and he will go I love you Mom cya in the morning.

Katie will hold my hand sometimes when she is walking or I will have my arm around her shoulder but its not like the whole walk its when she says something or I do and we are just so happy

ediep replied: well, my ds is only *almost 3* (O man, where did time do?) and yes, he hold my hand...but my nephew is 13 and he is pretty affectionate with my sis and her DH. He is such a good boy!

Boys r us replied: Yes!! In fact, I took Tanner to school this morning for his first day of 4th grade(from which I cried like a baby when I got back in the car) and we held hands all of the way to his class! If we're out somewhere, he'll hold whomevers hand is next to him, mine or Rick's. He's very affectionate(yay me for raising a gooooood boy!!)!

Kaitlin'smom replied: so far Kait loves holding someones hand when we are walking, my sisters boys 11 and 8 still hold there hands when it called for it, but if I am around they prefer me they are pretty affectionate.

why do some people think affection is tabo? to me its sad that people have these feelings DH and I are still affectionate even after being together 13+ years and I would not want it any other way. I want my daughter to grow up in a home filled with love.

punkeemunkee'smom replied: We LOVE to hold hands! She is very affectionate-I hope it stays that way!

That is great! I hope if I ever have boys they are so loving! Good job mommy!

TANNER'S MOM replied: We are hand holder here... Brittany and Tiffany are more of putting there arms inside mine....Justin will hold hands occasional. Tanner and I hold hands very day before school...we started that in Kindergarten when I was nervous.. He said I will hold your hand mommie.. And we do it every morning all the way to school..Which is a good 20 minutes..So we get some good snuggly time..

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
I certainly don't think it's taboo...hope my post didn't come off that way. But yes, I believe some people think that it is, unfortunately especially for boys and dads. You all are such great mommies! I hope to raise Wil this way too. My parents didn't say I love you all that much. My mom still doesn't say it unless I say it first. I'm okay with that...it's just the way her mom was with her. But I am for sure going to change that in my family!! DH's parents say I love you ALLLLLL the time.

3xsthefun replied: I still hold Kaitlynn's hand and she don't really seem to mind. When we was in TN, our nephew held on to his mom's hand and he is almost 8.

dolfinrse replied: I hold Zack's hand when we are walking around a store, etc. And we tell him we love him and give him hugs and kissed every night before bed. My stepsister has a daughter Zack's age and he is really affectionate with her too. They tell everyone they are boyfriend and girlfriend.

CantWait replied: I don't hold Robbie's hand anymore, he's almost 10. However I will give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek and say I love you when we leave eachother. He don't seem to mind, so I'll soak it up cause I'm sure the day is coming real soon.

MommyToAshley replied: Ashley isn't a big hand holder right now because she is still in that "I will do it by myself" stage and she thinks she isn't independent if she is holding your hand. LOL! But, she is very affectionate and sweet. She loves to give hugs and kisses. Which reminds me of a funny story:

We were waiting in line at the post office to mail a package and the line goes around a display case that has all different kinds of stamps in it. Ashley was standing across from me looking at the stamps in the case when she looks up at everyone in the line and points her finger at me and annuonces, "That's my Mommy! And, I LOVE my Mommy!" Then with a great big smile on her face she runs over to me an gives me a great big hug. You hear everyone go "awweee". Then, when ever anyone new would walk in the door, Ashley would make the same announcement. I had this warm fuzzy feeling all day long!

boobies4virtue replied: Heck, I still hold my mom's hand once in a while and I still sit on my grampy's lap.

DblTblDad replied: i'm lucky if they'll let me hold their hands now.

My2Beauties replied: Desiree will be 10 in November and she still holds our hands and gives kisses and hugs and I love you's all the time! I never really thought about it, but I guess it is different between boys and their dads - but girls and dad's I always see them holding hands