Love is...

[Tigerhair]

A group of professional people posed 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. See what you think:

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"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
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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 mouth."
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."
Karl - age 5
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"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
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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 before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7
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"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
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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
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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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"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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"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
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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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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
Mark - age 6
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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 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 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"

[Shirley]

Wow Tigz

They are brilliant... I love the one about learning to love better :) and the last one... sniff

[cir3ngirl]

Kids are great.

Davina

[Boots]

Aw... That was heaps good. Going to print that for my girls...

There was once a time when they used to say cute things like that. Now they just ask me for money.

[Shirley]

LOL Boots... how old are your girls??

I keep singing that song... love is... the sweetest thing... lalalalaaaaaaa

[Boots]

13 and 14. Am really noticing lately that they are "growed up"now ... Always busy doing their hair, talking on the phone, changing their clothes, writing shopping lists and looking for pimples, to hang out with Mum anymore... Unless of course they need a few dollars. Different story then. Usually an elaborate one!

Everytime I ask for a hand with something, 1 says 'in a minute' (and teen minutes = eternity) and the other says 'when the ads on'.

It was a lot more fun when I could tell them they had to play playdoh, or make stuff with me!

[Shirley]

hahaha... oh the joys of teenagers!!!

My daughter is now 20... so I know exactly what you mean when you compare the teenager's minute to eternity!!!!

My oldest son is 12 - he's another one that thinks in a minute means when you've nagged him til you are hoarse!

Youngest is 3 - ahhh so sweet and innocent HA!!! Still... he's at the stage where he loves playdough.. or salt dough.. actually that's reminded me to make some. I saw some aromatherapy playdough advertised once upon a time... perhaps if I add lavender oil to some and let him play with it before bedtime it might help calm him down for sleep!!

[Boots]

Now that's creative thinking Shirlz! Far out, and I thought I was cool making peace producing rainbow colours.