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.
* 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 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
* If you want to learn to love better, you
should start with a friend who you hate.
Nikka - age 6
* 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 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 6
* 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
* 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
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 him
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry."
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.
* 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 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
* If you want to learn to love better, you
should start with a friend who you hate.
Nikka - age 6
* 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 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 6
* 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
* 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
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 him
what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry."