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Let’s talk about love! It’s Valentine!
Valentine is about love. Let see what kids think about love…….Happy Valentine’s Day!
What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . . Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. 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:
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri - age 4
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“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
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“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
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“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
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“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)
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“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”
Noelle - age 7
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“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
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“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
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“My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clare - age 6
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“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine-age 5
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”
Chris - age 7
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“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”
Mary Ann - age 4
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“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
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“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” (what an image)
Karen - age 7
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“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.”
Mark - age 6
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“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
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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” (how sweet!)
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How sweet! I have my own judgment on love. When you truly love someone, you will always stand by your love. You will accompany your love to go through all the difficulties and obstacles without leaving. You will support your love and never give up. You will sit next to your love when he is sick. You will give him your clothes when he is cold. Your love is always beautiful in your eyes. You love the way he is, and the way he acts. You respect him. You adore him. You understand him. You trust him. You share all your happiness and sadness with him. You smile deep in your heart when you see him. It’s nothing fancy, but as simple as that….I love you! Be my Valentine!
Flower market
We went to a small flower market this year, so the selection of flowers was very much limited. I managed to buy a big bunch of pink Lily. It’s beautiful.
New Year family dinner
We have our homemade abalone again today for Chinese New Year family dinner.
This is our traditional family made Shanghai hotpot, which we have every year. You can find lots of ingredients in it included scallops, sea shells, fish meat wrapped with fry eggs, glass noodles, bamboo shoot, Shanghainese dry meat, Chinese mushroom and Chinese cabbage. Delicious, isn’t it?
And our homemade barbecue sauce king pawn!!
Christmas love
Christmas songs had been on and on since this morning. I was wondering where it was from, then found it was actually from our top floor. My dad had been listening Christmas songs under sunshine the whole morning. How enjoyable he was! He always loves to listen Christmas songs during this period of the year.
Many shopping plazas are filled with choir singing Christmas carol. Hong Kong is always a place tapped into various culture and festivals. People love staying at home for Christmas in the west, but Asians love celebrating Christmas with families and friends in public place. People here love the crowd rather than being alone. Therefore, expensive Christmas Eve dinner and non stop partying are the major activities all over Asia during Christmas. Christmas decoration light watching and Christmas shopping are the major activities people won’t miss in Hong Kong. I just feel it’s an excuse to treat yourself a nice gift by end of the year.
My parents did take us out for Christmas Eve dinner when we were kids. We were so exciting of choosing restaurants every year. The whole family went to see Christmas lighting in Tsim Sha Tsui right after dinner until mid night. This is what we loved to do. The weather of Hong Kong was much colder 20 years ago. The Christmas atmosphere was much stronger because of the cold. The weather here is getting warmer and warmer every year, so the feeling is no longer the same.
Well, Christmas is another holiday for me to enjoy. I cook, eat, smile, laugh, dream and love……….
Happy Thanksgiving!
For those who celebrates………(Happy Thanksgiving in 465 languages)
………let us think of our families and friends……..and….
………let us give thanks in our hearts……………………………………
with warm thoughts and special wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving Day!
2 commentsHappy Mother’s Day!
To all the lovely Mums…. ^_^
