Pickles by Brian Crane for September 03, 2020

I understand where Nelson is coming from. When i was at that age i didn’t much care for hugs and kisses from relatives.

To rephrase Homer to Bart, “{chuckle} Nelson doesn’t have a grandchild.”

Someday, Grandma will be gone and the opportunity to show love will also be gone. Kids should try to remember that…

I was not required to kiss grandparents and aunts, but I WAS required to allow them to kiss me. (Uncles and grandpa were not an issue, in those days). One of the aunts was worst: She used some kind of face powder that smelled really… really… bad to me. Kind of like chemical / rotten / flowers. Bleaugh.

“Grandma, I need to be totally honest with you. I’ve decided to become a Christian Scientist. So let’s have no more talk about medicine, okay?”

My kids had a teacher in grade school who had the nickname “Kissy K”(I do not know if I should give her last name) and was dearly loved by all, and she has since passed, as well.

Nod , Nod , Wink , Wink …..

Grandchildren are fine with kisses but only up to a certain age.

Nice try, Opal!

Nelson was George Washington’s favorite horse.

As a kid, I loved giving (and getting) hugs, but I did not like kisses. I’m not going to say most boys didn’t like kisses (girlfriends exempted of course), but if they did they sure didn’t make it known!

Growing up my dads mother always pinched cheeks on the face….never held or kissed her many grandchildren. Cold

Why isn’t Roscoe and Muffin sitting by the chair next to grandma ?

Seems to me spending time with grandchildren (I have 1) is great medicine.

PLEASE don’t tell me Nelson is an Earl-in-training. . .

Like our grandson running away from the nightly Facetime call.

Neither of my grandmothers were kissers. They didn’t have to be when one was a world class homemade chocolate chip cookie provider and the other offered a safe place when things got too bad at home…

I’m glad my wife’s kids will never have children.

I wasn’t crazy about my grandmother’s (or any relative’s) kisses at that age, but making them worse was she dipped snuff – a LOT of snuff… yeesch!

From the mouth of babes.. and, the most hurtful thing a grandmother ever hears.

Don’t be creepy, Opal!

Aah, memories of grandma’s kisses, a little like kissing a corpse.

Even my own son never gave his grandma a kiss. Grandma been gone over 4 years.

my grandson would have gave me a sweet hug

YUK1

My grandkids are great huggers, but now of course that’s not allowed. I worry that by the time this is all over, they’ll have gotten so used to distancing that they’ll have outgrown it.

… At which point Opal grabbed Nelson up in a great big hug and took her kiss, because life is too short to not love someone.

You smell like Tabu.

After my Dad passed, we were cleaning out his dresser and found a few offbeat birthday cards I had given him which told him I really appreciated him and how much he influenced me growing up. I have kept those cards.

Someone call HR.