when you step on
your pet's foot
DOG: IT'S
OK I LOVE YOU
ANYWAYS YOU'RE MY
BEST FRIEND COME ON
LET'S GO PLAY!!!!!
CAT: What the heck? Do you have
any idea what you just did? You
stepped on my fricken foot, you
moron. I will not accept your
apology so easily I'll just
leave you for a while and hide and when
you come near me I'll hiss at you
stupid. Go on a diet fatty maybe
then it won't hurt so goddarn much
ANYWAYS YOU'RE MY
BEST FRIEND COME ON
LET'S GO PLAY!!!!!
CAT: What the heck? Do you have
any idea what you just did? You
stepped on my fricken foot, you
moron. I will not accept your
apology so easily I'll just
leave you for a while and hide and when
you come near me I'll hiss at you
stupid. Go on a diet fatty maybe
then it won't hurt so goddarn much
Lizzie: Ronnie broke up with me
Gordo: He's a loser
Lizzie: No, Gordo. I'm the loser, okay? He likes another girl. She's probably prettier than me and she's probably smarter than me and she's probably a lot more fun than I am.
Gordo: No, she's not.
Lizzie: How do you know?
Gordo: Because there's nobody prettier than you, or more fun to be with.
Me: I love you, Gordo
Me: Where's my Gordo?
Me: Every girl needs a Gordo.
Gordo: He's a loser
Lizzie: No, Gordo. I'm the loser, okay? He likes another girl. She's probably prettier than me and she's probably smarter than me and she's probably a lot more fun than I am.
Gordo: No, she's not.
Lizzie: How do you know?
Gordo: Because there's nobody prettier than you, or more fun to be with.
Me: I love you, Gordo
Me: Where's my Gordo?
Me: Every girl needs a Gordo.
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 Nikkas 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
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 Nikkas 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
have you ever
just looked at someone and thought,
"I really love you." They're
just talking or humming or watching a
movie or reading a book or
laughing or something, and there's
something about them in that
moment - their body is
alive, there's a light in their
eyes, something - that makes you
think, "I just really love you." It's a
weird sensation to think this
but it's pretty amazing that we can
feel this way about another being.
