| A group of professional people posed this question to | | | | saw my daddy waving and smiling. |
| a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?" | | | | He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared |
| The answers they got were broader and deeper than | | | | anymore." |
| anyone could have imagined. See what you think... | | | | Cindy - age 8 |
| _____ | | | | _____ |
| "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend | | | | "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of |
| over and paint her toenails anymore. So my | | | | chicken." |
| grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his | | | | Elaine - age 5 |
| hands got arthritis too. That's love." | | | | _____ |
| Rebecca - age 8 | | | | "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and |
| _____ | | | | sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert |
| "When someone loves you, the way they say your | | | | Redford." |
| name is different. You just know that your name is | | | | Chris - age 7 |
| safe in their mouth." | | | | _____ |
| Billy - age 4 | | | | "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after |
| _____ | | | | you left him alone all day." |
| "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." | | | | Mary Ann - age 4 |
| Terri - age 4 | | | | _____ |
| _____ | | | | "I know my older sister loves me because she gives |
| "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my | | | | me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new |
| daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to | | | | ones." (Now THIS is love!) |
| make sure the taste is OK." | | | | Lauren - age 4 |
| Danny - age 7 | | | | _____ |
| _____ | | | | "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and |
| "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you | | | | down and little stars come out of you." (what an |
| get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and | | | | image!) |
| you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. | | | | Karen - age 7 |
| They look gross when they kiss." | | | | _____ |
| Emily - age 8 | | | | "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and |
| _____ | | | | she doesn't think it's gross." |
| "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if | | | | Mark - age 6 |
| you stop opening presents and listen." | | | | _____ |
| Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) | | | | "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. |
| _____ | | | | But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People |
| "If you want to learn to love better, you should start | | | | forget." |
| with a friend who you hate." | | | | Jessica - age 8 |
| Nikka - age 6 | | | | _____ |
| (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) | | | | And the final one... |
| _____ | | | | Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a |
| "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he | | | | contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the |
| wears it everyday." | | | | contest was to find the most caring child. |
| Noelle - age 7 | | | | The winner was a four year old child whose next door |
| _____ | | | | neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently |
| "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who | | | | lost his wife. |
| are still friends even after they know each other so | | | | Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the |
| well." | | | | old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat |
| Tommy - age 6 | | | | there. |
| _____ | | | | When his Mother asked what he had said to the |
| "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was | | | | neighbor, the little boy said, |
| scared. I looked at all the people watching me and | | | | "Nothing, I just helped him cry. |