Love

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:
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'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
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'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
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'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
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'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
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'Love is what makes you smile when
you're tired.' Terri - age 4
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'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
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'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
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'Love is what's in the room with you at
Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'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)
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his
shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
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'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
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'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
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'My mommy loves me more than any
body. You don't see anyone else kissing me to
sleep at night.' Clare - age 6
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the
best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy
smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer
than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face
even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
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'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
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'When you love somebody, your
eyelashes go up and down and little stars come
out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on
the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6
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'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
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And the final one
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'