What does love mean?

[Carrie]

Another cute thing I got in an email...not about dogs.


A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4
to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"
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>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
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 (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 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
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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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>"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. (Now this will melt your heart.)
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>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 him what he
had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just
helped him cry."
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>How do you know love when you see it?
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>Love is also E-mails from people who don't have time to write but
let you know they care about you.
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[Lil'Paws]

Thanks for sharing Carrie. This is cute.

>"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

[gaddylovesdogs]

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all
even when his hands got arthritis, too. That's Love." -- Rebecca -
age 8

[Rip's Girl]

Hehe, that's very cute.

[Barrett]

>"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he
is handsomer than Robert Redford." -- Chris - age 7


How cute!

[kerriebeth21]

It's too bad we don't remember those things as we get older. There is truth in all those quotes...too bad adults don't take the time to see the little things! Children can be way more intune to the world than adults at times...wow.

[Alexis]

That was a wonderful end to a very long day!
Thanks for the smile!!!

[DarknessDivine]

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 him what he
had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just
helped him cry."

[kerriebeth21]

I know I'm a dork too...I started to cry half way down the list LOL!
Of course that on top of the fact that we've been trying to have a baby for 2 and a half years...and are now going through infertility treatments. So the kid stuff always gets me!!