There's been a lot of blogs out there lately about relationships. Most of them talking about how "he done her wrong" or "I can't believe what a gold digger she is".
I've been there - both situations believe it or not... yes some guy wanted me to support him. I don't think he had a clear picture of my salary though or he would have moved on.
I'm definitely no expert on relationships. I've had to take many a crooked road.. tolerate some heartache and confusion and kiss many a toad to get to the relationship I'm in now. I stll don't have all the answers and I'm learning as I go. But I will say this - I am in the best relationship of my life.
Today - I have this great read that I've received in e-mails more than once and I'm sure most of you have read it more than once.. but its a great piece.
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
"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."
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
"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."
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
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 boySaid, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"
Have a great day and never hesitate to tell those you love how much they mean.
