What is Love?
This is from an email sent by my friend, Richa! Worth a read!! Kids do have a way to put it in simple terms!!
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.
“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 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 tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday.”
Noelle – age 7
“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 let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me
because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany – 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 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