[Trish Crocker]

>
> 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 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 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 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 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 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
>
> 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'

[quirky3]

Trish, those are SO precious! Thanks so much!!!

[angiefox10]

Well worth the read. Thanks!

[seashorecaroline]

Beautiful.... I loved it!!!!

[Schaumburger]

Sweet and touching. Thank you for posting this.