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What does love mean?
>A group of professional people posed this question
to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than
anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't
bend over and paint her
toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for
her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." -
Rebecca - age 8
"When someone loves you, the way they say your
name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." -
Billy - age 4
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy
puts on shaving cologne and
they go out and smell each other." - Karl - age 5
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody
most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
- Chrissy - age 6
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
- Terri - age 4
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip
before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is
OK." - Danny - age 7
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you
get tired of kissing,
you still want to be together and you talk more.
My mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss." -
Emily - age 8
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby - age 5
"If you want to learn to love better, you should
start with a friend who you hate." - Nikka - age 6
"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's
love. But God makes both kinds."
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
then he wears it everyday." - Noelle - age 7
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old
man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
- Tommy - age 6
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and
scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and
smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." - Cindy -
age 8
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't
see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." - Clare - Age 5
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of
chicken." - Elaine -age 5
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford." - Chris - age 8
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even
after you left him alone all day." - Mary Ann - age 4
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives
me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." - Lauren -
age 4
"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom
says she only picks on me
because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." -
Bethany - age 4
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
down and little stars come out of you." - Karen - age 7
"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and
she doesn't think it's gross." - Mark - age 6
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you
mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
- Jessica - age 8
