<< > >What is Love? > > 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: > > > >"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets > >in the way." - Charlie age 5 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." - Terri - age 4 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop > >opening presents and listen." - Bobby - age 5 > > > >"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend > >who you hate." - Nikka - age 6 > > > >"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no" - Patty - age 8 > > > >"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 > > > >"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes > >both kinds of them." - Jenny - age 4 > > > >"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it > >everyday." - Noelle - age 7 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else > >kissing me to sleep at night." - Clare - Age 5 > > > >"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken." - > >Elaine - age 5 > > > >"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he > >is handsomer than Robert Redford." - Chris - age 8 > > > >"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him > >alone all day." - Mary Ann - age 4 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"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 > > > >"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little > >stars come out of you." - Karen - age 7 > > > >"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think > >it's gross." - Mark - age 6 > > > >"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 > > > >"God could have said magic words to make the nails fall off the > >cross, but He didn't. That's love." - Max - age 5 > > > >>