My First and Only Kiss

I believe I was about 5 years old when this happened, however, I am not certain. I just remember I was VERY young.

This time in my life is actually more important to me than a good portion of my childhood experiences. This small story would prove to become more than a small story. But, I will not be dragging out this particular post to tell my entire life.

One Sunday afternoon we were invited to have dinner with another family in our community. We had dinner followed by the children running off to play and the adults doing their adult talk.

My brother and I went and played with the two youngest children in their family (as they were the same ages as us). I don't remember much of what we did while playing. I do, however, remember one very specific detail.

I was playing with Danny, the boy my age, and suddenly felt the urge to say "I love you."

I don't know what possessed me to say this. As I look back knowing who I am now, I believe I just acted on impulse on what I was feeling. I don't think I was in love with him as I didn't know what that meant at that age. But, I think I felt a genuine love for him as a fellow human being and friend.

A few days or weeks later (I don't remember specifics) we both ended up at a church activity. We were separated into groups and went to different stations to play different games. The station I remember was in the fashion of 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey' but had been altered to 'Pin the door on the Church.' It was my turn and I was blind-folded. I was spun around and heard the older girls who were spinning me giggling. Suddenly after I stopped spinning I felt a big, wet kiss on my cheek. I took off the blind fold and discovered it was Danny.

I don't remember much of what happened after that. I believe I was embarrassed and didn't really talk to him much after that for quite some time.

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So, in my efforts to make this more than just a story I would like to talk about what I have learned from my experiences.

The more I have learned about myself the more I have come to realize I have a lot of love to offer those around me. I have always been shy and usually give into fear when it comes to sharing that love. The thing I love about this experience in my life is that I was young enough to not be acquainted with my fears and shyness. I told him I loved him because I felt love and wanted to share it.