Huggy grandchildren?

[Gemini]

This is prompted by a lovely goodbye hug from the GS of a friend, a little boy who only spent short time with us and didn't know us at all. We were both touched and thought it was lovely.

Our friends C and P's GC are like that. Well the girls and eldest (now grown up) GS were, the younger GS is more reserved and not huggy.

None of my GC would do that. Actually that's not true, when younger GS1 hugged everyone when leaving family and friends gatherings even if he didn't know them! Now he's 12 he wouldn't of course, but I get a lovely hug from him every time I see him.
The same with GS2, aged 9. GD hasn't hugged for a long time. I would love to hug her but respect her privacy. She is too polite to refuse hug even if she didn't really want it.

I find it hard that little GS3 is not huggy, as his 3 cousins really were at his age. He obviously adores OH and me, but often just won't come for a hug. Just the way he is, but I love him do much I want to hug and kiss him all the time!!

Do you have huggy GC or GCC?

[Oma]

Both GSs are very huggy,
GD will hug us but no one else she's more reserved,

GS 1 still gives Granddad a kiss and hug when he comes in and goes out most at that age wouldn't
Same with GS2 he still hugs and kisses ,
Neither are embarrassed to give us hugs and kisses and tell us they love us in front of their friends

Finley is a hugger he runs up to anyone for a hug , I've never seen such a happy smiley child than him,
At the moment they are in Florida and he's hugging any Disney character he sees 😁

[Oma]

[Gemini]

Aww that's lovely Oma.
We have photos like that of 3 year old GD hugging Minnie Mouse and Cinderella

[Daisy]

Oma, how gorgeous those photos are.

Gem, it understandable that some children become less keen on hugging as they grow up, and I don't think it's always a bad thing. In a year or two they may change again.

The huggiest of my GCs is GD2. she always used to run into my arms, and I'd swing her round and give her a hug, but she's 11 now and far too heavy, so we've developed a little huggy jig together which is fun and at the moment she loves. GS2 was a great hugger, but he went through a spell in his early teens of not hugging. He gives fantastic bear hugs now (he's 20). The other two GCs give brief hugs - neither of them want to prolong the action, but it's nice that they do hug a bit.

[Lizzie48]

Both GD's are huggers, at the moment GD2 only does it in private, not if I happen to meet her when she is with her friends.

[Oma]

I think hugging can be overwhelming for some adults never mind children,
My family are big huggers and kisses and can be a bit scary to newcomers,but I always ask if someone new comes into the mix just incase they feel uncomfortable,
B & Martin still hug and kiss each other but the rest of them are like stiff boards,
His Mother will insist on a hug but turns slightly sideways and goes rigid,
I now just give her a peck on the top of her head.

The thing about hugging is if you have a large family it can take some time to leave a gathering 😁

I still find it funny that my 58 yr old big 6ft 4" Irish Nephew in-law still comes in for a bear hug and still calls my Aunty 😁

[Lizzie48]

I forgot to mention, when I first started the gym there was a young boy, still at school, he has done all the fitness training etc, works there and has exams soon for the Personal Trainer certificate, he is a hugger!!! When he is working he will never forget to come and hug me! People ask if it is my GS, no, he is just Alex, his parents were there this morning, his mum told me he was always a hugger!

[Gemini]

My DD3 still gives me the same level of hugs she gave me as a little girl

I agree that some people just are not comfortable with it. We are a huggy family, so all the children grew up with hugs.

[Grauntie Mag]

Both DDs are huggers and all three boys are but J is sixteen now and hugs are waning. GD has never been huggy with us really. She is still loving though.