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This is what love is?
2005-09-19

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
> >
> > "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 -- 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"

No this is NOT what love is. Love is sticking with someone who doesn't even notice you there or care. Love is hoping someone will care about you even though you know they never will. Love is standing by someone in the worst crisis of their life but knowing that even your everyday worries they are too busy to listen. Love is not all beautiful and flowery and the sooner we all realize it's just what it is, legalized slavery, then we will all be better off because we will stop building love up to this crap to only be let down by what men really are, completely self absorbed. They don't care about the make-up you wear or that you try so hard to look nice. They don't care that sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt, they don't care if you're not in the mood they take it anywyas, they only care about themselves and thats love. Sorry to burst your bubble but its not any of those things kids want to believe. Wake up people, I finally did.