Hugs and kisses are about caring and support. That is what babies need more of.
Touching of hair on the head, hand on th echeek, smooch on the forehead ... caring moments.
Any of them babes could go ... what happen, bunny? Ohhh ... come here, we can make this a bit better.
Then they hug, whisper the grief in eachothers ear, feel support.
This is human interaction. Of course, for someone who is keeping Mc staved 4 that,
it would feel very daring, but this is what close friends do, or even estranged,
this moment of feeling such vulnerable and so guilty is when he needs something like that.