For Corinne, on her 3rd wedding anniversary.
"What does love mean?" This question was posed to a group of kids, between the ages of 4 to 8. Here are the answers:
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 just 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 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
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
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
When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.
Karen - age 7
*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
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.
*My favourites! Which are yours?
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10 comments:
Hi CC - I love these - thanks so much. Today love means that we 'celebrate' at home - me in and out of bed with a real bad back and he doing all the work - how unromantic in many ways....but how real too.
Here's a big hug and a wish that you find the same too - soon, real soon!
C
I like all of it! Sometime we, adult just complicate things. Love is just simple and pure. Thanks for the post! You reminded me what is love actually all about.
@Corinne - You're welcome. Get well soon. It's pretty romantic btw - him taking care of you and doing all the work! That is really sweet.
@ngelwings - Yes, we adults complicate everything. Kids and dogs - now they really know how to love!
Jessica age 8. too good!
may I speak about her take in my blog, please?
Lauren made me laugh and Nikka is a smart little girl.
Great!
They're all good, I like them all.
As an older sister who conned my li'l sister a few times when we were little, what can I say, Lauren...?
Less-than-10-year olds with so much clarity?!
Are they real epople with real answers? Unbelievable.
Billy and Chrissy... lovely post :) L
loved the post...thanks for sharing it.
my fav has to be
Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.
Mary Ann - age 4
Truly epitomises love for me……isn’t love about being there for some one unconditionally even though you know they might never be there for you EVER !
Tommy , Mary Ann ..i love them all..
This is one of those posts that renew your faith in the belief that Love is indeed so simple yet so easy to complicate ..
Maybe we should all learn from these children :))
Gr8 post CC and wishing Corinne a happy 3rd :)
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