From the mouths of babes

My friend, Alyssa, who just had a baby sent me this forward in an e-mail and I thought I'd share it with you guys. What's happened to me? Where's the tough rocker chick I used to be?



What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . ..

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'