A single dad asked Reddit if it's okay that his 5-year-old daughter keeps kissing him on the lips - and it's opening up a larger, important conversation about consent.
,” one person wrote. “It doesn’t have to be deep, just a quick explanation that dad prefers cheek kisses not lip kisses.” To which the Reddit dad responded: “Very true. Which I’m sure will help her down the road when she starts dating. Thank you.”to the young child. “I don’t think you necessarily have to tell her it’s bad or makes you uncomfortable.
For the record, there were plenty of Reddit users who said that they kiss their parents on the lips or their kids kiss them on the lips. But the overwhelming opinion was that the dad should move forward with“Do what makes you comfortable and if you aren’t comfortable with her kissing you, you need to tell her,” a user wrote. “She is five and learning to respect personal boundaries is important. Personally, I don’t have a problem with kissing my kids on the lips, and they are 8,9, and 10.