Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Almost every blog I turned to yesterday was talking about "The Kiss". If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you probably aren't familiar with Quincy Brown & Kim Porter. Quincy is Sean Comb's a.k.a Diddy's adopted son with former girlfriend Kim Porter. On Mother's Day he posted this picture as a tribute to how much he loved his mother. What was meant to be a sweet gesture immediately turned sour when the public's reaction took it to another level.

Now I will admit that even I raised my eyebrows when I saw this picture. If we had seen them share a quick peck and move on, it might not have been an issue. Because the picture is a still shot, it makes us look harder, deeper and it makes our imaginations run wild. Some were saying that no mother should kiss her child on the lips, others said it was okay as long as the child was not a "grown man". So many of us found an issue with this kiss. We turned something so beautiful into a dirty situation without even understanding the bond that a mother and son could have that would lead to the comfort of sharing such a kiss.

I thought about my own issues with personal space and how hugging and touching are just not the norm for me. I thought about the last time I shared a hug or a loving kiss with my mother, sisters, father or brother. I don't remember when that was, because it's been so long. This bothered me, it hurt me because I realize by others reactions to this kiss it means that most of us don't show our love for the people we love.

I hug and kiss my daughter everyday, but she's two. I wonder will that change when she gets older. Will she decide that you just don't do that after a certain age. How many of you go about your day without telling your parents, siblings, boyfriend or girlfriend and or friends that you love them? How many of you hang up the phone without letting that person on the other line know that you care? I have always thought about the what if. What if tomorrow I didn't wake up, or my mother, friend or daughter didn't live to see another day. Would they know how much I loved them and how much I cared? Would they know that they meant the world to me?

People say this everyday, but how many of us really listen and make a change in how we start or end our day? I don't say I love you everyday, I don't hug my mother enough, I don't tell my sisters how much I love them or that even though we argue, they are my world and if something ever happened to them I would not function. It's easy to be angry, but why is it so hard for us to love, even those that you know love you back?

This kiss opened my eyes in a good way! It's okay to show someone you love them. God showed us how much he loved us by sacrificing his only son. I love you God! I love myself & I love everyone in my life that makes me laugh,cry,remember and forget.