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From the mouths of Babes. Again.

Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:36 pm
by TheInfiniteMonkey
It's amazing how succintly children can put things with such a small vocabulary isn't it? - TheInfiniteMonkey

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. 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

"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 -- 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"

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:40 am
by 4X541N7
Wow...If only it where that simple...If only these kids could keep these ideals for the rest of their lives...I wanna stunt the hormones of every breathing human being...So, they could see the point of breathing again...Thanx for the downer, Monkey...lol...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:04 am
by TheInfiniteMonkey
See, here's the thing Ax, to see the point of breathing again you don't have to stunt your hormones. Try sitting down and talking with a child sometime. You want to see the writing on the wall better, go look through the eyes of your glasses. You want to see the world better, go look through the eyes of a child. Little guys have kept me sane I can tell you.

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:39 am
by QueenOfTheFlock
That was absolutely touching. Makes me think of my baby sister (who is 6 now). :) Thanks for sharing.

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:23 am
by 4X541N7
TheInfiniteMonkey wrote:See, here's the thing Ax, to see the point of breathing again you don't have to stunt your hormones. Try sitting down and talking with a child sometime. You want to see the writing on the wall better, go look through the eyes of your glasses. You want to see the world better, go look through the eyes of a child. Little guys have kept me sane I can tell you.


I do...I honestly can't wait until I have children...I'm just picky about who I want to be the other half of that effort...lol...I'm just saying that there are 6 Billion people in the world...& most of them don't have a clue...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:27 am
by Sir Diddimus
4X541N7 wrote:
TheInfiniteMonkey wrote:See, here's the thing Ax, to see the point of breathing again you don't have to stunt your hormones. Try sitting down and talking with a child sometime. You want to see the writing on the wall better, go look through the eyes of your glasses. You want to see the world better, go look through the eyes of a child. Little guys have kept me sane I can tell you.


I do...I honestly can't wait until I have children...I'm just picky about who I want to be the other half of that effort...lol...I'm just saying that there are 6 Billion people in the world...& most of them don't have a clue...



Yeah, everyone knows that I have always wanted children of my own, but I just had not found the other person to share it with.....






Of course, that has all changed now. :D

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:38 am
by 4X541N7
Sir Diddimus wrote:
4X541N7 wrote:
TheInfiniteMonkey wrote:See, here's the thing Ax, to see the point of breathing again you don't have to stunt your hormones. Try sitting down and talking with a child sometime. You want to see the writing on the wall better, go look through the eyes of your glasses. You want to see the world better, go look through the eyes of a child. Little guys have kept me sane I can tell you.


I do...I honestly can't wait until I have children...I'm just picky about who I want to be the other half of that effort...lol...I'm just saying that there are 6 Billion people in the world...& most of them don't have a clue...



Yeah, everyone knows that I have always wanted children of my own, but I just had not found the other person to share it with.....






Of course, that has all changed now. :D


HEHE...Hope you enjoied you Guiness...Congrats...Again...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:23 pm
by LordHades
Oi vey.. A few cute words from naieve perspectives and you people forget all about the crying, screaming, tantrum-having little monsters you get 95% of the time.

Of course they're cute.. that's the only thing keeping us from killing them.

Children start being interesting about the same time everyone else does.. when they stop giving a rat's ass about you and what you think. Thank gods for puberty.

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:44 pm
by The Stormstress
Children r generally sooo much more a2ned 2 what iz mportant & tru than most "grown-upz ...

& I'd havta totally disagree with ya, Hadez, on the puberty thing ... I'd rather deal with most kidz & mature adultz a kajillion-2-1 over most n-e-1 going thru puberty ... 2 much hormonal debris ... LOL

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:04 pm
by pryjmaty
Heh, you don't have teen-agers do you, Hades? I have three. No, I don't usually have a desire to kill them; however, it IS a daily effort not to chop off their tongue and feed it to them for supper. :D

On topic:
My oldest daughter was in social studies. The teacher asked her if she knew what an abolitionist was. She replied, "Of course not! I'm a baptist."

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:24 pm
by 4X541N7
pryjmaty wrote:
On topic:
My oldest daughter was in social studies. The teacher asked her if she knew what an abolitionist was. She replied, "Of course not! I'm a baptist."


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I'm sorry...I really shouldn't laugh at that....((hehe))...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:45 pm
by vicious_blood
I think alot of it depends on the way people raise their kids...I mean, have you guys seen the kids on Nanny 911? Yikes!

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:46 pm
by Hardcoregirl
LordHades wrote:Oi vey.. A few cute words from naieve perspectives and you people forget all about the crying, screaming, tantrum-having little monsters you get 95% of the time.

Of course they're cute.. that's the only thing keeping us from killing them.

Children start being interesting about the same time everyone else does.. when they stop giving a rat's ass about you and what you think. Thank gods for puberty.


We all pray you never breed pal.

"crying, screaming, tantrum-having little monsters you get 95% of the time"

Thats usually what you get when ignorant people who hate children breed...


:roll:

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:03 pm
by 4X541N7
Buttercup wrote:
LordHades wrote:Oi vey.. A few cute words from naieve perspectives and you people forget all about the crying, screaming, tantrum-having little monsters you get 95% of the time.

Of course they're cute.. that's the only thing keeping us from killing them.

Children start being interesting about the same time everyone else does.. when they stop giving a rat's ass about you and what you think. Thank gods for puberty.


We all pray you never breed pal.

"crying, screaming, tantrum-having little monsters you get 95% of the time"

Thats usually what you get when ignorant people who hate children breed...


:roll:


At the risk of sounding like an asshole...I hope he doesn't breed for other reasons, personally...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:15 pm
by Sir Diddimus
No words yet, but you'll probably barf from cuteness....

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:27 pm
by TheInfiniteMonkey
That's a CUTE BABY! I think I need some insulin now...

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:30 pm
by Hardcoregirl
Sir Diddimus wrote:No words yet, but you'll probably barf from cuteness....



Awww..she is purty.

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:07 am
by 4X541N7
Sir Diddimus wrote:No words yet, but you'll probably barf from cuteness....


:puke: ...Looks like you where right...That's sickeningly cute...Go Good Genes...lol...

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:47 pm
by Mother Mo
Little ones are indeed blessings. Nothing warms my heart like spending time with small children & babies. Teens are experiencing the highest stress levels of any time in their lives & it shows. I love both of mine (15 & almost 13), but I miss the little darlings they used to be, even the crying & screaming. Problems were easier to solve back then.

Thanks so much for posting that, Infinite Monkey. That made my day! :D

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:01 pm
by TheInfiniteMonkey
That is always my goal in life :dup: