Omg I'm so grossed out!!!

amother

↑ Seafoam ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:18 pm

Kissing is not gross.
It’s beautiful and romantic and maybe it’s unrefined to make out public.
But it’s not gross.

amother

Thistle ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:20 pm

amother OP wrote:

I was walking home with my kids and there was this non Jewish couple walking near us and then all of a sudden they had a whole kissing situation right in front of us!! I got out of there so fast! Then when they were done they just turned around and walked away like it was intentional to be in front of me!

I grew up seeing this every time I looked out the window or walked on the street. It didn't even register. That's just part of how we grew up. We knew that non jews did that and frum jews didn't. Just like all other things the non jewish neighbors did & we didn't.

Why are you so hysterical OP? Is it really the first time you've witnessed a non jewish couple making out?

amother

↑ Thistle ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:22 pm

amother OP wrote:

Why not?
It's disgusting
Do it in your bedroom not on the street

It's not disgusting for non jews. It's part of life for them.

amother

Purple ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:22 pm

amother OP wrote:

Theyre too young to chap what happened
I didn't tell them anything

Are they 1? Because if they're older, no they're not

sweetpotato

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:23 pm

I expected so much worse opening this thread. Especially based on the things I’ve read happening in nyc subways and streets recently. This should be the worst thing you see!

↑ hodeez ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:25 pm

amother Seafoam wrote:

Kissing is not gross.
It’s beautiful and romantic and maybe it’s unrefined to make out public.
But it’s not gross.

It's gross because it should be private. Private things done publicly are gross.

amother

Poppy

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:26 pm

amother Cyclamen wrote:

It's not gross it's love
It's the norm by most non jews

I hope you didn't tell your kids how gross it was
My mom uses to say that all the time and we grew up in nyc, so it was quite often
Gave me a very negative feeling toward kissing and physical touch, which I had to work on when I became if age and entered shidduchim

So be very careful

It's gross because it's in public.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:26 pm

amother Thistle wrote:

I guess I'm naive 🤷
But id rather it stayed that way

I called my husband after to tell him how grossed out I was and he was with me on this

amother

↑ Thistle ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:26 pm

hodeez wrote:

It's gross because it should be private. Private things done publicly are gross.

For us jews it's considered private, because that's the halacha.
Non jews don't have halacha.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:27 pm

amother Purple wrote:

Are they 1? Because if they're older, no they're not

They are 1 and 3

amother

↑ Thistle ↓

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:28 pm

gr82no wrote:

Its not classy to make out in public even for no Jews

Depends on the level of making out. Most, if not all, non jews do PDA to a certain degree. It's just a normal part of life.

amother

↑ Bellflower

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:30 pm

amother OP wrote:

Theyre too young to chap what happened
I didn't tell them anything

Unless their under 1 they ain't young enough to not conprehend whats going on around them. My child was 5 when I was asked if yiddisha mommy's and tattys kiss

fbc

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 6:31 pm

This is super funny and brought back such memories🤣 I remember when I was younger after my mom picked me up from school we would go to pick up my brother from his school. There was a public high school right across the street. There was one boyfriend/girlfriend couple who would always walk by the carpool line. He walking forward, she walking backwards, arms around each others necks, smooching the whole way. Like I dunno how they even breathed lol they never took their lips apart🤣 we called them richandamy (from the zits comics, for those familiar with that). We just laughed it off and enjoyed watching!

lamplighter

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 7:26 pm

I teach my kids, if someone in public doing things they should be doing in private, we give them privacy by looking away.
Never use the words gross or anything like that.

(This applies to people not dressed tznius, or acting tznius, or using the bathroom on the street, or fighting/yelling in the streets).

CPenzias

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 7:38 pm

amother OP wrote:

I guess I'm naive 🤷
But id rather it stayed that way

I called my husband after to tell him how grossed out I was and he was with me on this

It is gross, especially if they did it in front of you intentionally. I don't appreciate seeing this behavior either and I'm not a prude. There's a time and place

amother

Nectarine

Tue, Dec 10 2024, 9:34 pm

I get jealous . I hate not being able to be affectionate in public. I'm a hopeless romantic ... I love these things. Let them enjoy !