[cinci_dads] What is Love?
- From: "donhoffmann" <donhoffmann@xxxxxxx>
- To: "Alfred H. Laseke" <allaseke@xxxxxxxx>,"Karen Kleine" <kkleine@xxxxxxxxx>,"janet kleine" <sharereps@xxxxxxxxxx>,"Elizabeth Hoffmann" <hoffmaea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"Donna Hoffmann" <excinti@xxxxxxx>,"Dave Hoffmann" <EVADHOFF@xxxxxxx>, <cinci_dads@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:05:25 -0500
> A group of professionals posed the question "What does
> love mean?" to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds. The
> answers they got were broader and deeper than
> anyone could have imagined. See what you think:
>
> "Love is that first feeling you feel before all the
> bad stuff gets in the way." - Charlie age 5
>
> "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 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 when someone hurts you. And you get so mad
> but you don't yell at them because you know it would
> hurt their feelings." - Samantha - 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 5
>
> "If you want to learn to love better, you should start
> with a friend who you hate." - Nikka - age 6
>
> "Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying
> no." - Patty - age 8
>
> "When you tell someone something bad about yourself
> and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But
> then you get surprised because not only do they still
> love you, they love you even more." - Matthew - age 7
>
> "There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love.
> But God makes both kinds of them." - Jenny - age 4
>
> "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then
> he wears it every day." - 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 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 8
>
> "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 8
>
> "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
>
> "I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says
> she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick
> on my baby sister because I love her." - Bethany - age
> 4
>
> "Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them
> that we'd like to say ourselves, but we wouldn't be
> caught dead saying." - Mike - age 8
>
> "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down
> and little stars come out of you." - 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
>
> "God could have said magic words to make the nails
> fall off the cross, but He didn't. That's love." -
> Max - age 5
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