What does love mean to a child???

[Caz Pedroso]

A friend emailed this to me and I wanted to share it with all of you. 

I warn you some of these may bring tears to your eyes  

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These seem to capture the essence of real love. What Love means to 4-8 year old kids. Slow down for three minutes to read this.  

A group of professionals posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever 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 8 

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' ~ Bobby - age 7 

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

'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.' ~ Karen - age 7 

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.' ~ Mark - age 6 

'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: 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 neighbor'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' 

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Caz Pedroso said:

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' ~ Bobby - age 7 

this is my favourite .. thanks for posting this Cazzie... it's lovely and just what i needed today xo

[clochette]

Those are so sweet. Reading this is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing

[LitLover]

Children have an amazing capacity to understand what is important, without all of the fluff.  Beautiful post, Caz.  Now I just have to explain the misty eyes to my co-workers  

[FormerMember4]

I agree with Billy! Just as much now, as when I was a child. You can hear the love in someone’s voice when calling your name. The cadence does promote a sense of calm and safety.

[Caz Pedroso]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

this is my favourite .. thanks for posting this Cazzie... it's lovely and just what i needed today xo

 

1 hour ago, clochette said:

Those are so sweet. Reading this is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing

 

1 hour ago, LitLover said:

Children have an amazing capacity to understand what is important, without all of the fluff.  Beautiful post, Caz.  Now I just have to explain the misty eyes to my co-workers  

 

1 hour ago, BlindAmbition said:

I agree with Billy! Just as much now, as when I was a child. You can hear the love in someone’s voice when calling your name. The cadence does promote a sense of calm and safety.

 

I'm glad you all liked it. 

 

 

[Reader1810]

One of the best posts I have read on GA. Thanks for sharing this with us, Caz.  

[W_L]

Real love is found in innocence.

[mollyhousemouse]

oh Caz! thank you so much for this!

so many profound things come from kids, shame more people don't listen!

i will be saving this!

 

[Ashi]

Great for sharing.  Some of the things kids said are really inspiring.  It makes me feel sometimes I forgot the nuances of life but obsessed with the minutes.

[Defiance19]

Kids are the real deal.. Don’t know why we don’t pay more attention to them. These are gems, and Bobby got it so right.. 

Thank you Caz.. 

[LJCC]

This is what I'd imagine what most people would say when asked: What is love?

 

Love is when you see someone pick their nose and say 'Aww...How cute.'--Amy, 28

 

Love is when you hear your boyfriend fart and fart along with them. --Jacob, 24

 

My husband loves me because when I text him to buy milk, he says, 'I forgot the milk. But I'll give you my milk instead' and then he winks. --Gary, 32

 

Love is when my parner pays the bill on time before I freak out. She knows I tend to get overcompulsive. --Noemi, 29

 

Love is when my husband comes home from work, and he picks up chick flick movies because he knows he's not getting any. --Melissa, 42

 

Love is when my husband talks and his breath smells like a wet fart, but it's the kind of fart I'd gladly smell all day. --Andy, 36

 

Love is when he leaves you one cookie, despite telling him not to eat any of the cookies you bought. --Sam, 35

 

Love is when my husband pretends to have sleepovers to our friend's house whenever I'm on a business trip, because he can't sleep alone in our bed without me. --Mark, 45

 

Love is when my husband bakes me a cake that says 'I tolerate you.' --Andrew, 27

 

Love is when I hold his hand, and he pulls it back cause he's shy from the callouses in his hand from working two jobs just to keep us afloat...but I hold it anyway because his hands make me warm. --Tom, 38

 

Love is when you lie to yourself that he doesn't matter. And yet everything you've done in your life is for you to matter to him. And when you finally become a part of his life, it's like everything that doesn't make sense, starts to have a new meaning. --Ryan, 25

 

Love is when you start hating people doing PDA. But deep inside you wish them all the love in the world, that you don't have in the meantime. Doesn't mean you're hatin...you just see yourself havin' it someday.--Markeesha, 22

 

Love is when we argue and he gets me so mad that we're not on the same page. Cause when we say sorry to each other, we really do mean it.--Markus, 31

 

Love is when everyone says you're not compatible with each other...but you're the only two people in the world who knows they're wrong. --Gary, 26

 

Love is when you can tell him that you're lonely without him. Without him getting it over his head. Because he feels the same when you're not around. --Adrian, 21

 

Love is when you see your partner in his deathbed, and you tell him he forgot to put the cups in the sink. Because you know that it's the last thing he wants to hear, for him to be reminded that he's not dying. --Michael, 65

 

The last one was from my gay uncle. Kinda teared up a bit seeing how they were when his partner died.

 

[Caz Pedroso]

On 30/01/2018 at 11:50 PM, Reader1810 said:

One of the best posts I have read on GA. Thanks for sharing this with us, Caz.  

 

On 31/01/2018 at 1:27 AM, W_L said:

Real love is found in innocence.

 

On 31/01/2018 at 2:08 AM, mollyhousemouse said:

oh Caz! thank you so much for this!

so many profound things come from kids, shame more people don't listen!

i will be saving this!

 

 

On 31/01/2018 at 5:02 AM, Ashi said:

Great for sharing.  Some of the things kids said are really inspiring.  It makes me feel sometimes I forgot the nuances of life but obsessed with the minutes.

 

On 31/01/2018 at 9:53 AM, Defiance19 said:

Kids are the real deal.. Don’t know why we don’t pay more attention to them. These are gems, and Bobby got it so right.. 

Thank you Caz.. 

 

One thing I remember from when Alisha was a Toddler was the saying 'Out of the mouth of babes' I believe this topic proves that. 

 

Glad you all liked this  

[Caz Pedroso]

19 hours ago, LJCC said:

This is what I'd imagine what most people would say when asked: What is love?

 

Love is when you see someone pick their nose and say 'Aww...How cute.'--Amy, 28

 

Love is when you hear your boyfriend fart and fart along with them. --Jacob, 24

 

My husband loves me because when I text him to buy milk, he says, 'I forgot the milk. But I'll give you my milk instead' and then he winks. --Gary, 32

 

Love is when my parner pays the bill on time before I freak out. She knows I tend to get overcompulsive. --Noemi, 29

 

Love is when my husband comes home from work, and he picks up chick flick movies because he knows he's not getting any. --Melissa, 42

 

Love is when my husband talks and his breath smells like a wet fart, but it's the kind of fart I'd gladly smell all day. --Andy, 36

 

Love is when he leaves you one cookie, despite telling him not to eat any of the cookies you bought. --Sam, 35

 

Love is when my husband pretends to have sleepovers to our friend's house whenever I'm on a business trip, because he can't sleep alone in our bed without me. --Mark, 45

 

Love is when my husband bakes me a cake that says 'I tolerate you.' --Andrew, 27

 

Love is when I hold his hand, and he pulls it back cause he's shy from the callouses in his hand from working two jobs just to keep us afloat...but I hold it anyway because his hands make me warm. --Tom, 38

 

Love is when you lie to yourself that he doesn't matter. And yet everything you've done in your life is for you to matter to him. And when you finally become a part of his life, it's like everything that doesn't make sense, starts to have a new meaning. --Ryan, 25

 

Love is when you start hating people doing PDA. But deep inside you wish them all the love in the world, that you don't have in the meantime. Doesn't mean you're hatin...you just see yourself havin' it someday.--Markeesha, 22

 

Love is when we argue and he gets me so mad that we're not on the same page. Cause when we say sorry to each other, we really do mean it.--Markus, 31

 

Love is when everyone says you're not compatible with each other...but you're the only two people in the world who knows they're wrong. --Gary, 26

 

Love is when you can tell him that you're lonely without him. Without him getting it over his head. Because he feels the same when you're not around. --Adrian, 21

 

Love is when you see your partner in his deathbed, and you tell him he forgot to put the cups in the sink. Because you know that it's the last thing he wants to hear, for him to be reminded that he's not dying. --Michael, 65

 

The last one was from my gay uncle. Kinda teared up a bit seeing how they were when his partner died.

 

 

I really like this  Thanks for sharing  

[Solivagant]

When I was a child, love to me meant safety: Feeling protected from all harm and being comfortable in my surroundings. When I was around people who I love, I felt like I was in a safe space where I could be myself. Nowadays,  I still feel the same way. 

 

Your post is very lovely, thank you kindly for sharing it.

[Thorn Wilde]

On 1/30/2018 at 8:44 PM, Caz Pedroso said:

'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 Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.' ~ Mark - age 6 

 

Billy's is especially beautiful. And Mark knows where it's at, that's definitely love.