What Love means to a 4-8 year old... (21)

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 just 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 7 (Wow!)


'If you want to learn to love better, you should
start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this
planet)


'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 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


'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


'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
down and little stars come out of you.' (what an
image)

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


And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo
Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most
caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next
door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had
recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into
the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap,
and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

I couldn't agree more...really humane..

LOVE MEANS......never having to say you're sorry....(where have I heard that before...?)

Love means having a fight, and then unpacking the dishwasher to get brownie points...

Love means....sitting thru a 20th viewing of "Nottinghill"....just so you can watch sport on Sunday....

Love means.....bringing home the bacon....

Love means drinking a beer with me even if you hate the stuff.....

How am I doing??....(which 5 % am I in??)

You're in the same percentage that makes me go

joking girls,no really. As we all know love is letting the one you love have the last Rolo. It is also about...wow,so many things. Fact is I,m not so sure myself. I thought I knew,then life told me that we all have a different perception of love,and who,s to say which one is right? I know which one is right for me,but we live in a very liberal world. For example,for me fidelity is essential.However, I have come across many people who have an open relationship with multiple partners (on both sides). Personally I find such relationships demeaning,but that,s just me. Now,about that Rolo.

Dolly the sheep....ooopps...sorry I thought you said forty eight year olds not four to eight year olds.

Just to say see ya,work calls.