What Love Means To 4-8 Year Olds

OPW - June 20 - Money is nice. But the thing that helps keep a lot of matchmakers and internet dating workers motivated is helping people find love. What is love anyway? The question 'What does love mean?' was put to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. Their answers were broader and deeper than you'd think:

'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 what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

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

'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
 
'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

'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
 
'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
 
 '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)
  
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4
 
'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7
 
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 what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.'

Did I make your cry? You soppy thing. You're definitely in the right profession.  ;-)

Comments

[Elisha Thompson]

Nice post! Really, There are many definitions of love but i believe true love is
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Thanks for post.

[Amy]

great post! brings a smile, a reminder, a moment for reflection. Thanks.

[yellowdandylions]

That was a really nice post.

I have to admit though that I do not believe in love.

[zhanika]

Oh it's so nice...i'm crying

[CANDY CLARK]

hmm...love has no definite meaning at all...you cannot easily define it.but u can feel it...;=)

[giay cao got]

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.' '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.''Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'