Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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.

         Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way.
         -- Charlie, age 5

         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 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 when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don't yell at them because you know it 
         would hurt their feelings.
         --Samantha, 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 it tastes 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 5

         If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.
         -- Nikka, age 6

         Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.
         -- Patty, age 8

         You think when you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared, they won't love you
         anymore. But then you get surprised because they still love you, but even more.
         -- Matthew, age 7

         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

         My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.
         -- Clare, age 5

         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 8

         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.
         -- Karen, age 7

         You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.
         Because people forget.
         --Jessica, age 8