Awkward interaction with my dad. Not sure I can get past

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Ok so awkward moment just happened with my father and it is entirely my fault

For some context, my father’s mom just passed (I never really knew her cause there was some drama in the past, so my dad wasn’t close with her towards the end of her life either) and I was hanging out with him and my mother to give my support. We were bonding, all drinking bourbon together, and when it came time to say goodnight I hugged my dad and told him I love him and he starts to cry a bit becasue it is an emotional day. When we pull away he has his lips puckered, and my natural instinct was to give him a quick peck on the lips. Half a second, barely touching lips, I didn’t think anything of at first, but then I got super embarrassed and my dad said he was going for my cheek. It was so, SO awkward. Am I a total freak after this? Can i ever come back from it? I don’t think I have kissed my dad on the lips since I was a little girl. Omg I am absolutely mortified and need to tell someone.

Comments

  1. Carpetfuzzz Avatar

    Your dad loves you. You can def come back from this.

  2. PitifulPomegranate19 Avatar

    Just chill. You love each other. Both of you just want to keep being close. Don’t worry.

    He has already forgotten and is thinking about his mom…..

  3. sussurousdecathexis Avatar

    You’re way, way over thinking this. It’s your dad, you didn’t do anything weird or wrong, I promise you’ll all move on from this non event pretty instantaneously 

  4. Gloverdoom Avatar

    My grandma does lips kisses still I’m 35 as well as a large part of my family some times she will stay pressed long enough even I’m uncomfortable lol but we all just shrug it off because we love her and know it’s nothing more then affection I wouldn’t worry about it

  5. archetypaldream Avatar

    Adults used to kiss each other on the lips as a greeting all the time when I was a child. My father has kissed me a short peck like that on the lips as an adult. It didn’t used to be all that strange.

  6. blue-mixed-yellow-49 Avatar

    Don’t think anything of it. If your dads any decent father, he isn’t.

  7. StarDue6540 Avatar

    Get over yourself. No one cares. It happens sometimes by accident.. overthinking is the death of happiness.

  8. RJG-340 Avatar

    My family does hugs, but I don’t think a quick peck on the lips would be bizarre at all, it would be bizarre if it was a 15 second LipLock, so I really think duration of time is everything in this case :)))

  9. Over-Butterscotch821 Avatar

    I would totally feel how you do if that was my dad, but I think about it now as a parent, and your dad definitely doesn’t think it’s as weird as you do. If that happened with my son when he’s an adult I would laugh with him about it honestly. He changed your diapers and kissed you as a little baby and kid. He doesn’t think of it the same way.

  10. Sure-Pineapple-8242 Avatar

    I kissed my dad on the lips/ cheek/ hair or wherever I landed for 38 years. Some times were a little more awkward than others but I wish I could do it for another 38 years. Don’t overthink think this, kiss the man if you love him