This
is so good that I thought I would post it to my page.
And, yes . . . it does pertain to health and fitness.
"What
does love mean?"
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.
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1. "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
2. "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
3. "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
4. "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
5. "Love
is what makes you smile when you're tired."
... Terry - age 4
6. "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
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
8. "Love
is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you
stop opening presents
and listen,"
... Bobby - age 5
9. "If you
want to learn to love better, you should start with
a friend who you
hate."
... Nikka - age 6
10. "There
are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God
makes both kinds of
them."
...Jenny - age 4
11. "Love
is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he
wears it
everyday."
... Noelle - age 7
12. "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
13.
"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
14. "My
mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone
else kissing me to
sleep at night."
... Clare - Age 5
15. "Love
is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."
... Elaine - age 5
16. "Love
is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still
says he is handsomer
than Robert Redford."
... Chris - age 8
17. "Love
is when your puppy licks your face even after you left
him all alone all
day."
... Mary Ann - age 4
18. "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
19. "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
20. "When
you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and
little stars come out
of you."
...Karen - age 7
21. "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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