For those who misuse the word love, even kids have a
better understanding than adults. 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.
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
Terri - age 4
6. 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
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
8. Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents and listen.
Bobby - age 7
9. If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate.
Nikka - age 6
10. Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday.
Noelle - age 7
11. 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
12. My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see
anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.
Clare - age 6
13. Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.
Chris - age 7
14. Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
left him alone all day.
Mary Ann - age 4
15. When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down
and little stars come out of you.
Karen - age 7
16. Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and doesn't
think it's gross.
Mark - age 6
17. 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 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."
