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That is so sweet.
I love families like that which are willing to share and make sure everyone is happy and taken care of.
This reminded me of something which made me a little sad to think about. I come from a family that "hugs". Whenever we see relatives and friends we havent seen in awhile we just naturally hug each other.
I used to think all families were like that until the day my wife was introduced to my grandparents and Aunts and Uncles. My Uncle hugged her in greeting and she later told me she at first pulled away and was scared because she wasnt use to that and didnt know why he was reaching for her.
After she told me this I realized her family was the exact opposite where they never hugged or even kissed each other in greetings. Even when she would visit them after a lengthy time away she never would hug or kiss her mom or dad even. It was the way they were brought up and I found it rather sad. They were still very nice people and very kind in other ways. But the absense of any closeness was very noticeable and I felt it was something they missed out on.
I suppose families are different in way like this and its probably how her parents may have been raised too.
Given the choice I prefer to have a close family that is comfortable with hugging relatives and close friends as part of greetings.
Getting back to this case, I suspect the kids did not get much closeness from their parents.