what does love mean?

kids say it differently. candidly. but that is how it is supposed to be.


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 just know that your name is safe in their mouth. -Billy,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,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,6

5. 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,7

6. Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. -Bobby,7 (Wow!)

7. If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate. -Nikka,6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

8. Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday. - Noelle,7

9. Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken. -Elaine,5



~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 h is Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

`Nothing, I just helped him cry`