I received this email and thought it was interesting. It may be another one of those mass emails or it may not. I found it interesting the answers we get from children. I thought some were quite funny.
Out of the mouth's of babes!
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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:
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'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
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'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
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'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
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'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
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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
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'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
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'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
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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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'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)
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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7
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'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
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'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
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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7
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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
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'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
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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7
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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6
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'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
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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.
Originally posted by pritybettaAwwww. (That's not sarcasm)
I received this email and thought it was interesting. It may be another one of those mass emails or it may not. I found it interesting the answers we get from children. I thought some were quite funny.
Out of the mouth's of babes!
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A group of professional people ...[text shortened]... d,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry.
Kids these days ...
Originally posted by pritybettaI came across this one on the internet -
..Out of the mouth's of babes! .....
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Love is supporting your friendly neighbourhood Islamic terrorist and extremist even when they kill other people.
Scherzo - age 6
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Originally posted by Rajk999Sorry ... never said that when I was 6.
I came across this one on the internet -
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Love is supporting your friendly neighbourhood Islamic terrorist and extremist even when they kill other people.
Scherzo - age 6
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"Friendly neighborhood Islamic terrorist"?
By Rajk, age 4:
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"Love is killing Muslims and watching their guts fly everywhere."
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Originally posted by pritybettaI've said it in this forum before. Love is what we do.
I received this email and thought it was interesting. It may be another one of those mass emails or it may not. I found it interesting the answers we get from children. I thought some were quite funny.
Out of the mouth's of babes!
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A group of professional people ...[text shortened]... d,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry.
Originally posted by Rajk999Your attempt to highjack a beautiful thread with your ugly comments will hopefully not succeed.
I came across this one on the internet -
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Love is supporting your friendly neighbourhood Islamic terrorist and extremist even when they kill other people.
Scherzo - age 6
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Originally posted by scherzoSee previous comment. (Although I understand that you had to respond to the attack against you.)
Sorry ... never said that when I was 6.
"Friendly neighborhood Islamic terrorist"?
By Rajk, age 4:
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"Love is killing Muslims and watching their guts fly everywhere."
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Originally posted by gaychessplayerWhat planet are you on? This kind of junk mail has been circulating the globe for over 10 years. I was a the IT Manager of a firm and I had to find ways to stop this garbage from clogging the email server.
Your attempt to highjack a beautiful thread with your ugly comments will hopefully not succeed.
If you really need some kids to tell you what love is, being gay is not your biggest problem.
I must admit I'm quite cynical about e-mails such as this that have no source or reference material. All to often this kind of stuff is contrived by adults because of the emotional manipulation one gains by attributing these comments to children. I for one will not give in to being manipulated into 'oohs' and 'ahhs' just because a child allegedly said these things. I see this all the time also, and have to roll my eyes before devoting precious neurons to meaningful pursuits - like checking the Delete box off and sending this drivel into the virtual trash heap.
Originally posted by pritybetta"My cat's breath smells like cat food."
I received this email and thought it was interesting. It may be another one of those mass emails or it may not. I found it interesting the answers we get from children. I thought some were quite funny.
Out of the mouth's of babes!
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A group of professional people ...[text shortened]... d,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry.
Ralph - age 8
Originally posted by pritybettaGag me with a spoon.
I received this email and thought it was interesting. It may be another one of those mass emails or it may not. I found it interesting the answers we get from children. I thought some were quite funny.
Out of the mouth's of babes!
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A group of professional people d,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry.
The only one I enjoyed was Billy's "You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Reminds me a little of Hafiz, feeling safe and warm and wrapped up in the Beloved.