The Ritual Is Broken.

Up until i would probably say the last week i have a pretty strict ritual when it comes to the boys and getting up and going to school but it seems this last week the boys have decided that our routine is no longer cool to be done anymore.

Let me explain how the routine normally goes.

1. Get up and ready for school (The kids eat breakfast up there)
2. Walk up to the school
3. Get to school, take the kids jackets, shoes and bags etc off and hang them up
4. Say goodbye, normally with a hug and kiss and i love you have a great day

But it seems that the whole goodbye with a hug, kiss and i love you is no longer the in thing to do, since when is it no longer cool to kiss, hug and say i love you to your kids when your leaving them for the day. Alright granted i do it in front of their teacher and most of the kids attending their class but surly there parents do the exact same thing to them?

I recall no longer than 3 weeks ago when i was taking up to daycare that i couldn't even get out the daycare door without them running up for there goodbye kiss, hug and i love you and now i am faced with a half asses hug and a refusal to even acknowledge that i have said anything to them other than goodbye. I try and give them a kiss goodbye like i have done since the day i started taking them up to daycare and these days i am given the top of their head to kiss which they quickly wipe off.

I would understand if they were a bit older, but they are both only 6 years old so has the age limit of your parents telling you they love you and showing some affection in public been reduced since i was a child?

So is it just my kids or is this the new norm for every kid these days?