Topic: out of the mouths of babes
Rapunzel's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:13 PM
Edited by Rapunzel on Tue 12/11/07 08:22 PM
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:


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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." :heart:

Rebecca- age 8


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"When someone loves you,
the way they say your name is different. :heart:
You just know that your name
is safe in their mouth." blushing

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." :wink:

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." laugh

Chrissy - age 6


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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." :smile:

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." :wink:

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" happy

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." flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou

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," drinker

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) flowerforyou


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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
then he wears it everyday." laugh

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." :heart:

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. :smile:

He was the only one doing that.drinker
I wasn't scared anymore." flowerforyou

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." yawn
Clare - age 6


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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy
the best piece of chicken." :wink:

Elaine-age 5


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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty :tongue:
and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." love

Chris - age 7


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"Love is when your puppy licks your face sick
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." happy

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) laugh

Karen - age 7


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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.flowerforyou
People forget." :heart:

Jessica - age 8


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And the final one --
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia
once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest
was to find the most caring child.

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"

blushing :cry: :heart: :cry: blushing


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When there is nothing left but God,
that is when you find out that God is all you need.

Take 60 seconds and give this a shot!
All you do is simply say the following small prayer
for the person who sent you this and for all your loved ones.

Heavenly Father, please bless all my family and friends
in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day!

And may their life be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as he /
she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen.




johncarl's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:22 PM
you have did it again thank youflowerforyou

Rapunzel's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:24 PM
oh, you are a sweetheart John Carl drinker smokin drinker

thank you so much blushing flowerforyou blushing

nuenjins's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:24 PM
If I was 20 years older I would move to Cali.:wink: laugh

Thanks Rap.:heart:

TiffaIrishGirl's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:26 PM
oh my gosh...chills, smiles and tears to the eyes...especially on the Christmas one...thanks I really needed that...as I'm sure a whole bunch of people did:cry: sad smooched :wink: laugh happy :tongue: :smile: :heart: flowerforyou drinker

nuenjins's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:28 PM
You missed a couple of emoticons there.indifferent

Rapunzel's photo
Tue 12/11/07 08:40 PM
Awww.... thanks everyone flowerforyou

You are so, so precious drinker

it makes me so happy to receive such positive feedback

drinker flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou drinker


flowerforyou my shining positive Sisters & Brothers of the Light flowerforyou

and of God flowerforyou drinker :heart: drinker flowerforyou

Rapunzel's photo
Sat 12/15/07 10:23 PM
:heart: drinker flowerforyou :wink: flowerforyou drinker :heart:

Wolfeyes58's photo
Sat 12/15/07 10:44 PM
V......that was a really touching post. It's a shame we can't all take heed of the words of a child. They are so precious and mean so well. I loved em all.

songstress1's photo
Sat 12/15/07 10:51 PM
That was great it made me smile, I could almost hear those little voices saying each line..so sweet. Thanksflowerforyou flowerforyou

BonnyMiss's photo
Sat 12/15/07 11:09 PM
When his Mother asked
what he had said to the neighbor,
the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry"

Now THAT is love, beautiful, unselfish and so caring. Thank you for sharing flowerforyou

Rapunzel's photo
Sun 12/16/07 11:48 AM

V......that was a really touching post. It's a shame we can't all take heed of the words of a child. They are so precious and mean so well. I loved em all.



thank you so much wolf eyes... drinker flowerforyou drinker

if we could only keep the innocence of a child :heart:
within us forever and never let it go flowerforyou
and never let ourselves get corrupted sick
by the outside influences noway

flowerforyou
love and hugs drinker

Rapunzel's photo
Sun 12/16/07 11:49 AM

That was great it made me smile, I could almost hear those little voices saying each line..so sweet. Thanksflowerforyou flowerforyou



thank you so much Songstress flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou

i could hear their little voices too blushing happy blushing

Rapunzel's photo
Sun 12/16/07 11:52 AM
Edited by Rapunzel on Sun 12/16/07 11:53 AM

When his Mother asked
what he had said to the neighbor,
the little boy said,
"Nothing, I just helped him cry"

Now THAT is love, beautiful, unselfish and so caring. Thank you for sharing flowerforyou


oh, Bonny Miss flowerforyou :heart: flowerforyou

thank you so much for stopping by drinker
and sharing some love :heart:

glad i was able to bring some joy flowerforyou
and precious reminders of the love :heart:
and innocence of our beloved children flowerforyou
sent to us straight from God...:heart:

i love you lotsflowerforyou drinker :heart: drinker flowerforyou