Did you know that children were such thinkers?..
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.
Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in
the
way.-Charlie, age 5
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 when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t yell
at
them because you know it would hurt their feelings. Samantha, 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 it tastes 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
Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.-Patty, age 8
You think when you tell someone something bad about yourself and you’re
scared, they won’t love you anymore. But then you get surprised because
they still love you, but even more.-Matthew, age 7
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
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
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
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