From the mouths of babes. …
>>> “What does love mean?”
>>>
>>> A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
>>> year-olds.
>>> 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)
>>>
>>> —————————————————————————————— —-
>>>
>>> “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 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
>>>
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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
>>>
>>> —————————————————————————————— ——
>>>
>>> “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
>>>
>>> —————————————————————————————— ——
>>>
>>> “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.”
>>>