Sunday, December 18, 2005
●● Kids Explain Love ●●
How can you tell if two adults eating dinner at a restaurant are in love?
"Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love." -- Bobby, age 9
"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold... Other people care more about the food." -- Bart, age 9
"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up." --Sarah, age 9
"See if the man has lipstick on his face." -- Sandra, age 7
"It's love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are --- on fire." -- Christine, age 9
How did love start?
"Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'." --Julio, age 9
"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods. He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't get her away from him ... After a while, they became the first married gods." --Robbie, age 8
Why does love happen between two particular people?
"One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." -- Andrew, age 6
"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
-- Mae, age 9
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful" --Manuel, age 8
How do people in love typically behave?
"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much." -- Arnold, age 10
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they don't get up for at least an hour." -- Wendy, age 8
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in the dark." -- Sherm, age 8
Why do lovers often hold hands?
"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." -- Gavin, age 8
"They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing." -- John, age 9
Confidential opinions about love!
"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television." -- Jill, age 6
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime." -- Floyd, age 9
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a tree." -- Carey, age 7
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I've been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." -- Dave, age 8
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." -- Regina, age 10
What are some surefire ways to make a person fall in love with you?
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." --Del, age 6
"Shake your hips and hope for the best." -- Camille, age 9
"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there." --Manuel, age 8
"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." -- Alonzo, age 9
"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." --Bart, age 9