[Mb-civic] Re: [Mb-hair] Kids .. oldie but goodie

[Mary Louise smn]

          It is lovely to find so many thoughtful responses to "Kids" from 
everyone.  Truly, it gives balance and hope and compassion to our  
troublesome times.  peace and love     Marylouise

>From: "Robin McNamara" <olhippie at tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: mb-civic at islandlists.com
>To: <mb-civic at islandlists.com>
>Subject: Re: [Mb-civic] Re: [Mb-hair] Kids .. oldie but goodie
>Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:49:39 -0600
>
>We must always maintain love & that inner child,  I truly wish I couuld 
>always be five, but when you really stop & think about it the bottom line 
>is inner peace regardless of how we "seek" it as we age.
>
>Peace
>Robin
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyle K'ang" <lyve at netzero.com>
>To: <mb-civic at islandlists.com>
>Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 7:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Mb-civic] Re: [Mb-hair] Kids .. oldie but goodie
>
>
>>
>>Wonderful...
>>
>>
>>Lyle K'ang,
>>
>>
>>-- "Alexander Harper" <harperalexander at mail.com> wrote:
>>It made mine too.
>>AlBaraka
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Barbara Siomos" <barbarasiomos38 at webtv.net>
>>To: "Gerald Gerald" <dekuyper at sbcglobal.net>, mb-civic at islandlists.com, 
>>mb-hair at islandlists.com
>>Subject: [Mb-civic] Re: [Mb-hair] Kids .. oldie but goodie
>>Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:51:04 GMT
>>
>>>
>>>Thank you so much for sending this... It made my day... :-)
>>>
>>>peace and love,
>>>barbara
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Gerald Gerald
>>>Sent: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:37:53 -0800
>>>To: Gerald Cooper
>>>Subject: [Mb-hair] Kids .. oldie but goodie
>>>
>>>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." (my personal favorite)
>>>
>>>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 imagination)
>>>
>>>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"
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