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What
Love means to a 4-8 year old
From
a CNO reader
Slow
down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching
words from the mouth of babes. 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:
'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 just
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 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 Mom 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 7 (Wow!)
'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 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 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
'My
mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing
me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6
'Love
is when Mom gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5
'Love
is when Mom sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7
'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
'When
you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars
come out of you.' (what an image) Karen - age 7
'Love
is when Mom 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
And
the final one…
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 what he had said
to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing , I just helped him
cry'
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