April 28 – Kiss Your Mate Day

When it comes to our mates, we sometimes get into a routine of kissing. A kiss on the cheek as you leave for work and a peck on the lips before going to sleep. Honor “Kiss Your Mate Day” by breaking out of that routine and give some thought about how you can make your kisses count. If you need a little encouragement listen to this; Dr. Berman America's leading expert in female sexual health says kissing frequency is a direct indicator of happiness. "It turns out that couples who kiss and cuddle regularly are eight times less likely to be stressed and depressed than couples who don't get that," she says. "You have to have a minimum of a 10-second kiss every day."

Do you show less affection to your mate now that you have children because you are worried about showing affection in front of your kids? Carleton Kendrick Ed.M., LCSW, a licensed family therapist suggests kids who see parental displays of some affection -- a kiss, a loving touch, and a warm embrace -- receive valuable lessons in the relationship between love, sex, and sexuality. The most important sexual education for young children centers on love. Even very young children pick up on the good feelings attached to their parents' natural affectionate touches and embraces. So don’t be afraid to hug and kiss in front of your children even if they mutter, “that’s gross,” just remember to take anything more intimate to the bedroom.

There' A Kiss

There's a kiss to say I love you,

There's a kiss to say I care.

There's a kiss to prove our friendship,

There's a kiss for us to share.

There's a kiss to say it's true

But the kiss I love the most,

Is the kiss I get from you.

by Jennifer Hanson


Kiss
Kiss me sweet

kiss when i'm weak

kissing pain away

kissing in the rain today

kissing in the sun tomorrow

kiss your hand

kiss your cheek

kiss you sweet

kiss a kiss

kiss fully

kisses come

kisses go

kisses from you

kisses to my soul.

by Abel Garcia

It’s easy to shower are children with kisses, but lets focus on our mate today. To get the kids involved let them help you make flowers and roses for your significant other.

Hershey's Kiss Roses

What you need:
Hershey's Kiss chocolate candies, any flavor

Plastic wrap (pink or red works the best if you have it)

Floral stems (with at least 1 or 2 leaves)

Green floral tape

What to do:

Place two Hershey's Kisses together, bottom end to bottom end, and hold in place. Next wrap the Kisses with a small square of plastic wrap from top to bottom, creating a rose like shape. Gather the plastic wrap together at the bottom of the rosebud. Then attach the pre-cut floral stem with a leaf or two at the bottom of the rose bud before twisting the plastic wrap completely closed. Wrap the bottom plastic wrap closed with floral tape, going around the stem and pulling it tight all the way down to the end.

Heresy Kiss Flower

What you need:
6 Hershey Kisses
1 Red Pom Pom
Lollipop Stick
Green craft paper
Low temp glue gun

What you do:
Glue 6 Hershey Kisses together to form a flower. Next glue a red Pom Pom to the center of the flower. Then glue the flower to the Stick. Cut out a leaf shape from your green craft paper and glue it to the lollipop stick. It’s that simple.

Today is a very special day to me because not only is it “Kiss your Mate Day,” but it is also my sisters Birthday.

Happy Birthday lil’ sis’!


Happy Birthday Song

You know it doesn't make much sense

There ought to be a law against

Anyone who takes offense

At a day in your celebration

'Cause we all know in our minds

That there ought to be a time

That we can set aside

To show just how much we love you

And I'm sure you will agree

It couldn't fit more perfectly

Than to have a world party on the day you came to be

by Steve Wonder