LOVE ACCORDING TO KIDS
Message: A group of professional people posted
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 grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend
over and paint her toenails anymore. So my
grandpa does it for her now 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 just know that your name is
safe in their mouths. 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. Kari- 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 7 (wow!)

If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you
hate. Nikka- age 6

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 stage and I was
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 6

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 7

Love is when your puppy licks your face even after
you left him alone all
day. Mary Ann- 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 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

And the winner was a 4 year old child whose next
door neighbor was an
elderly man who had just lost his wife. When the
child saw the man cry, the little boy went over into
the man's yard and climbed on top of the man's
lap and just sat there. When the boy's mother
asked him what he'd said to the neighbor, the little
boy said "Nothing, I just helped him cry."