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Valentines
Day...It's All About
Love
What does Love
mean?
A group of
professional people
posed the 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:
Rebecca- age 8:
"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."
Billy - age 4:
"When someone loves
you, the way they
say your name is
different. You just
know that your name
is safe in their
mouth."
Karl - age 5:
"Love is when a girl
puts on perfume and
a boy puts on
shaving cologne and
they go out and
smell each other."
Chrissy - age 6:
"Love is when
you go out to eat
and give somebody
most of your French
fries without making
them give you any of
theirs."
Terri - age 4:
"Love is what makes
you smile when
you're tired."
Danny - age 7:
"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”.
Emily - age 8:
"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"
Bobby - age 7
(Wow!): "Love is
what's in the room
with you at
Christmas if you
stop opening
presents and
listen."
Nikka - age 6:
"If you want to
learn to love
better, you should
start with a friend
who you hate," (We
need a few million
more Nikka's on this
planet...)
Noelle - age 7:
"Love is when you
tell a guy you like
his shirt, then he
wears it every day”.
Tommy - age 6:
"Love is like a
little old woman and
a little old man who
are still friends
even after they know
each other so well."
Cindy - age 8:
"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."
Clare - age 6: "My mommy loves me
more than anybody.
You don't see anyone
else kissing me to
sleep at night."
Elaine-age 5:
"Love is when Mommy
gives Daddy the best
piece of chicken."
Chris - age 7:
"Love is when Mommy
sees Daddy smelly
and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer
than Robert
Redford."
Mary Ann - age 4:
"Love is when your
puppy licks your
face even after you
left him alone
all day."
Lauren - 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."
Karen - age 7:
"When you love
somebody, your
eyelashes go up and
down and little
stars come out of
you."
Mark - age 6:
"Love is when Mommy
sees Daddy on the
toilet and she
doesn't think it's
gross."
Jessica - age 8:
"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.".
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 whose elderly
next door
neighbour 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
neighbour, the
little boy said,
"Nothing mommy.... I
just helped him cry"
I
love you!
Happy Valentines day
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