According to the Urban dictionary people have been signing their letters with X’s and O’s since around the turn of the century. What could be better than sending hugs and kisses? Think about it, how sweet is that? Hallmark puts X’s and O’s on lots of their greeting cards intended to be given from the little kid sect. After folks get a certain age the card company must figure people grow out of hugs and kisses and move on to something more meaningful and passionate. Maybe it is because once you get a little older you are a little more adept at forming your alphabet and can manage something a little more intricate than a mere X and an O.
I don’t think anyone can truly grow out of hugs and kisses. Everyone needs love and affection. In my opinion, this world would be a much happier place if people gave X’s and O’s a little more freely. It is the thought that counts, right? It is not like you are actually kissing everyone. G0d only knows kissing just anything could result in a lip fungus that would never go away or cooties!
In this computer driven age X’s and O’s have been replaced with smiley faces and text messaging shortcuts. As a text messaging computer driven society we LOL and LMAO instead of getting to touchy feely and X and Oing people. It just isn’t done. If you think about it, how many people do you really want to hug and kiss besides your significant other and your kids once you get past the age of say 5? I might be pretty giving in the hugs department, (HUGS), but I am not likely to pass out kisses to every Tom, Dick, and Harry. Still it is a lovely thought!
Signing that text with X’s and O’s just drips romance. The next time I text my husband I just may give it a whirl!! It would be the perfect way to send hugs and kisses over the miles. It is certainly one that hasn’t crossed my mind before. Even though I tend to gag at people that kiss the air at each other (kiss, kiss), the X’s and O’s thing is kind of sweet and innocent. It screams LOVE and affection, and the more I think about it, the more I like it!! Signing off with X’s and O’s because deep down, I am that kind of girl until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.
Most people first experience their first love and kisses from their parents. From those magical kisses springs a belief that a simple hug and kiss from Mommy can right all the wrongs of the world curing every boo-boo that comes along.
From the first moments I laid eyes on my precious babies until the present day they have been smothered with love and kisses as is proper. It didn’t take long for them to learn that Mommy’s kisses would make boo-boos all better. Mommy’s kiss and a band aid preferably with some kid friendly graphics would take all the hurt away and dry even the most stubborn of tears. Ah, the innocence of youth! As you age you realize a couple of pain killers reap miracles as well.
Once puberty hits there comes an over whelming need to swap saliva with the opposite sex, preferably with that particular hot guy or girl who you’ve been drooling over. With luck and a bit of searching you come across someone who has the ability to make your knees melt and your toes curl. At that point kisses transform and represent lust more than a true case of love. Providence knows you don’t want to go around spreading the love and kissing every Tom, Dick, and Harry. A little of that could end you up with a case of lip fungus or something loads worse. A person needs to be a bit selective to avoid the label of slut being branded on your forehead. Still, there is fun in the search. The other day I watched the movie “Never Been Kissed” starring Drew Barrymore. When her colleagues discovered her character had never been kissed they figured her problems were a lot more serious than the issue of whether she wears colored underwear or owns such things as thongs.
Eventually, if you are lucky, you find your match and can settle into a lifetime of love and kisses which eventually leads to marriage and you pushing around a baby carriage. At that point the whole love and kisses comes full circle because you find yourself kissing your spouse, your kids, and maybe even your parents or grandparents on a good day. It’s the power of love, the power of the kiss, and whether designed to melt butter or cure all the wrongs in your cute little tike’s world, it is powerful. Kiss to say hello, kiss to say goodbye, kiss to show affection, or kiss you’re a$$ goodbye, no matter what you choose, may you enjoy all the kisses you can stomach whether from your special someone or your dog until the next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.
From the first moments I laid eyes on my precious babies until the present day they have been smothered with love and kisses as is proper. It didn’t take long for them to learn that Mommy’s kisses would make boo-boos all better. Mommy’s kiss and a band aid preferably with some kid friendly graphics would take all the hurt away and dry even the most stubborn of tears. Ah, the innocence of youth! As you age you realize a couple of pain killers reap miracles as well.
