Spare three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. 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 (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 —
(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)
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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.” (what an image)
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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i enjoyed this post out and out. Sure it made me think. And more than other toughts this one thought was one my mind for a long time. Were these words really said by kids below 8. I dont think so
That was beautiful and wonderful. Children understand much more than we adults understand.
Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
live football on my pc
happynes, lovely chilldern
NICE
Really good. But it will be better if we try to remember these things throughout our lives and be able to find and give true love.
SO beautiful…. so very “from the heart”
Just wonderful dear.
keep it up.
see what our children observed about love, it means family is the school for behaviour so make plesent things in front of the childrens and hide the rest
dats wonderful….
thanks for sharing this is amazing….
SWTHRT , IT”S LOVELY . INFACT THNX FOR MAKING FEEL THE WARMTH OF LUV. IT SURELY IS SOMETHNG WORTH READING EVERYDAY MANY TIMES. TK CARE.
this reflects the responses of the yet uncorrupted minds…….wish they woudl stay that way longer
really sometimes its astonishing how the childs mind is more pure and intellegent than the grown ups mind. (smile) NITU
el amor said… 12:43 AM | 29/Mar/07 | |
fantastic one! thanks for sharing
Awesome!!!! Really touching.
fantastic one! thanks for sharing
….@arvind das:hey bro if we want to “REALLY” learn something then it really oesn””t matter weather it is foreign or national….weather in indian or australian….we should be open minede enough to learn good thing from anyone weather a foreigner,hindu,muslim,elder,youngsters,kids…watever
aww….dats soo sweet….most of us most of the time we waste ur precious moments in search of happines and love but we forget that its all hidden in such lottle things that happen in our daily life….
@arvind das:
hey bro if we want to “REALLY” learn something then it really oesn”t matter weather it is foreign or national….weather in indian or australian….we should be open minede enough to learn good thing from anyone weather a foreigner,hindu,muslim,elder,youngsters,kids…watever
why allways we have to copy some foreign quotes ?my dear friend i shall be happy if you come out with some indian experssion\quote about the same topic.hope u have understood.regards.(foreign kids are so mature ?hard to belive)
really heart touching answers pal…..do u observe somethin most of the answers r on mom and dad or someone who r a part of their family….so dat means love starts from ur family…..and especially children will b grow well if they”re cared and loved……forever!!!