What a surprise when I later discovered that Dad was not raised in a family where hugs and kisses were common!
وَكَمْ تَفَاجَأْتُ حِينَ عَلِمْتُ لَاحِقًا أَنَّ ٱلْعَائِلَةَ ٱلَّتِي نَشَأَ فِيهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عَادَتِهَا ٱلْعِنَاقُ وَٱلْقُبَلُ !‏