What Does Love Mean - From a Kid's Perspective

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A group of professional people posted 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.

 

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When my grandma got arthritis, she couldn't bend over

and paint her toenails anymore.  So my grandpa does it

for her now 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 mouths.

 

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.

 

Kari- age 5

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Love is when you go out to eat and giv!  e somebo dy

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 giving it to him, to make sure the taste is

OK.

 

Danny- age 7

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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

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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 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

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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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When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down

and little stars come out of you.

 

-Karen- age 7

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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

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And the winner was a 4 year old child whose next door

neighbor was an elderly man who had just lost his wife.

 When the child saw the man cry, the little boy went

over into the man's yard and climbed on top of the

man's lap and just sat there.  When the boy's mother

asked him what he'd said to the neighbor, the little

boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."