What Love means
to children
'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.'
'When someone loves you,
the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your
name is safe in their mouth.'
'Love is when a girl puts
on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne
and they go out and smell each other..'
'Love is when you go out
to eat and give somebody most of your French
fries without making them give you any of
theirs.'
'Love is what makes you
smile when you're tired.'
'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.'
'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!
'Love is what's in the
room with you at Christmas if you stop
opening presents and listen.'
'If you want to learn to
love better, you should start with a friend
who you hate,'
(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.'
'Love is like a little old
woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they know each other so
well.'
'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.'
'My mommy loves me more
than anybody
You don't see anyone else
kissing me to sleep at night.'
'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.'
'Love is when your puppy
licks your face even after you left him
alone all day.'
'I know my older sister
loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
'When you love somebody,
your eyelashes go up and down and little
stars come out of you.'
'Love is when Mommy sees
Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think
it's gross.'
'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.'
This one 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'