What Does Love Mean?

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.....

1. "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

2. "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

3. "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

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 when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but
you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their
feelings."
- Samantha - age 6

6. "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
- Terri - age 4

7. "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

8. "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

9. "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents and listen."
- Bobby - age 5

10. "If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate."
- Nikka - age 6

11. "Love is hugging, Love is kissing, Love is saying no"
- Patty - age 8

12. "When you tell someone something bad about yourself and
you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get
surprised because not only do they still love you, they love
you even more."
- Matthew - age 7

13. "There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But
God makes both kinds of them."
- Jenny - age 4

14. "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it everyday."
- Noelle - age 7

15. "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

16. "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

17. "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone
else kissing me to sleep at night."
- Clare - Age 5

18. "Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
- Chris - age 8

19. "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
left him alone all day."
- Mary Ann - age 4

20. "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

21. "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

22. "Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that
we'd like to say ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead
saying."
- Mike - age 8

23. "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out of you."
- Karen - age 7

24. "Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she
doesn't think it's gross."
- Mark - age 6

25. "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