Fourth Graders' Thoughts on Love

In honor of Valentine's Day (bah humbug), I thought I'd survey my 4th graders and ask them what love is. I greatly anticipated reading their responses but I have to admit, I am in total awe of their precious words. I found some quite hilarious, but others are adorable and very insightful. Their thoughts on such a deep topic are so pure, even so mature, and reading them made me appreciate who they are even more.

I'm writing them "as is" and not changing spelling, punctuation, etc. They're so cute and yes, they are ACTUAL answers from my class. Enjoy.

* Love is a feeling you get when you like someone a lot. For example, your mom and dad. They love each other a lot. So they get married. Sometimes people just love each other at first sight, like a lot of those shows and movies.

* Love is when you hug people. Do not hug random people. Love is when you get married and have little kids. Love is when you kiss people. Do not kiss too long. Anyway, love is just what I feel when my dog licks me. I also feel love when my mom or dad get me a new video game. Love to me is sorta gross.

* Love is when your brain decides to do something nice for other people. When you love someone it is sowing kindess to someone else than yourself. If you are pacient kind trustable loveing that is showing true love. You need to do something for someone else it makes you feel good to. When you are hatefull mean selfish that is not love. Love is kindnes.

* Love is when you fell wered inside and when you want to huge someone. You want to get all kissey kissey and you draw hearts all over your locker. Later on you ether get mared or you hate the person allote. Yuo make kissiy faces all the time. You want to kiss all night.

* Love is when you are in a deep relationship with someone. You show your feelings. When you get married that's an excample of love. How you ask? Well they like each other so much you want to be with them the rest of your life. Liking someone is like loving someone except you like them more. Well theres some facts on love. Remember I'm the Love Doctor.

* Love is when you chairish someone. You don't want to let them go. Their like a piece of a puzzle inside you. They are very special to you. When you love somebody you never get tired of them.

* Love is when you hug your grandmother. Love is when you kiss yuor mom. Love is when you help your dad mow the grass. Love is when you give to others. Love is how much God loves you. God loves you more than anything. Jesus had love for people, whether it was a person who had beaten him with rocks and whips. Jesus cares for us.

* Love makes me fill really cufterbal with that person. When you love someone sometimes you don't want them to know that you do. Love is when you love and care for that thing. And when you take good care of it. When you tell someone you love them you are spost to mean it. Sometimes it makes you fill really good and sometimes it is really wird. Sometimes it makes you feel wird inside and sometimes it makes you feel warm and gowe.

* Love is when...Like when I got my dog. It was like love at first sight. For example: when two people get married they love each other so much that it makes them feel funny! That's what you feel when you're in love! You feel funny inside when you love someone so much. You think about your wedding day with that person and the far away future. Love is just part of your emotions.

* Love makes you feel like you've never felt anything like it in your whole life. Love is very romantic. It is like at first sight it is better than a chocolate bar with a cherry on top. Love makes you feel like that's the man/woman you've waited for all your life. Love is the main part of life (after God).

* What love is, is when your heart is like melted butter I guess...

* Love is when two people love each other. You feel good when you are loved by your parents or anybody. When two people love each other they useally go out on a date. The girl is relaxed and excited however, the boy is a nervous reck and can't get himself together. Eventully the boy and the girl start dating regularly. Then, when the two people feel comfortable about it, they get married and have a family. Then they are all happy and the cycle starts all over again.

* Love is when you feel all fuzzy inside. If you love somebody you feel as if you can fly sometimes.

* Love is when you feel good. It's when you are in your happy place where no one can reach you. It's when you don't know what's going on. You love someone with your emotions.

If I say so myself, I was very, VERY impressed!



P.S. As for me, I'm getting as far away from town as I can to celebrate this wretched holiday. Road trip to say, Little Rock? Sounds good. See you when I get back.