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Kids on Love

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Tips on love, all questions were answered by kids, age 5-10.

  • WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED??
    “Eighty-four, Because at that age, you don’t have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other in your bedroom.” (Judy, 8)
    “Once I’m done with kindergarten, I’m going to find me a wife.” (Tom, 5)

  • WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE??
    “On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.” (Mike, 10)

  • WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE??
    “You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own VCR, ’cause she’ll want to have videos of the wedding.” (Jim, 10)
    “Never kiss in front of other people. It’s a big embarrassing thing if anybody sees you. But if nobody sees you, I might be willing to try
    it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours.” (Kally, 9)

  • THE GREAT DEBATE: IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED??
    “It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them.” (Lynette, 9)
    “It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I’m just a kid. I don’t need that kind of trouble.” (Kenny, 7)

  • CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE
    “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.” (Jan, 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.” (Harlen, 8)

  • ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS LIKE
    “Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life.” (Roger, 9)
    “If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It takes too long.” (Leo, 7)

  • ON THE ROLE OF GOOD LOOKS IN LOVE
    “If you want to be loved by somebody who isn’t already in your family, it doesn’t hurt to be beautiful.” (Jeanne, 8)
    “It isn’t always just how you look. Look at me. I’m handsome like anything and I haven’t got anybody to marry me yet.” (Gary, 7)
    “Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time.” (Christine, 9)

  • CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN HOLD HANDS
    “They want to make sure their rings don’t fall off because they paid good money for them.” (Dave, 8)

  • CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE
    “I’m in favor of love as long as it doesn’t happen when ‘The Simpsons’ is on television.” (Anita, 6)
    “Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I have been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me.” (Bobby, 8)
    “I’m not rushing into being in love – I’m finding fourth grade hard enough.” (Regina, 10)

  • THE PERSONAL QUALITIES NECESSARY TO BE A GOOD LOVER
    “One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills.” (Ava, 8)

  • SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
    “Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores.” (Del, 6)
    “Don’t do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain’t the same thing as love.” (Alonzo, 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, 9)

  • 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.” (John, 9)
    “Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold. Other people care more about the food.” (Brad, 8)
    “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, 9)

Great Truths from Small Children

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  • When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair.
  • If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person.
  • Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
  • You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.
  • Reading what people write on desks can teach you a lot.
  • Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
  • Puppies still have bad breath even after eating a tic tac.
  • Never hold a dustbuster and a cat at the same time.
  • Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
  • A pencil without an eraser may as well just be a pen.
  • Don’t say that the “Last One is a Rotten Egg” unless you’re absolutely sure there’s a slow kid behind you.
  • You can’t start over just because you’re losing the game.
  • All libraries smell the same.
  • If you want someone to listen to you, whisper it.

From The Mouths Of Babes…

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  • “Close the curtains,” requested our 2 year old granddaughter, sitting in a pool of bright light. “The sun’s looking at me too hard.”
  • My friend asked our grandson when he would turn 6. He replied, “When I’m tired of being 5.”
  • Seeing her first hailstorm, Mary Sue, age 3, exclaimed, “Mommy, it’s raining dumplings!”
  • As I frantically waved away a pesky fly with a white dishtowel, my granddaughter observed, “Maybe he thinks you’re surrendering.”
  • A friend’s grandson, 4, was reading with his granddad about Adam and Eve. He asked, “Is this where God took out the man’s brain and made a woman?”
  • Announcing to daughter Lori that her aunt just had a baby and it looked like her uncle, she said, “You mean he has a mustache?”
  • When I asked our grandson if he could name the capital of Florida, he fired right back, “Capital F!”
  • While shampooing our son, 4, I noted his hair was growing so fast he’d soon need it cut. He replied, “Maybe we shouldn’t water it so much.”
  • My daughter told her 5-year-old that their van was going to be fixed. Instantly, the small fry assumed, “Oh, it’s going to the tire-o-practor?”
  • Impressed by her 5-year-old’s vocabulary, my friend complimented the young scholar, who nonchalantly responded, ” I have words in my head I haven’t even used yet.”
  • His Mom informed her son, Brian, that she was going outside to get a little sun. “But Mommy, he gulped, “You already have a son. Me!”
  • When our son asked about two look-alike classmates at school, we told him they were probably twins. The next day, he came home from school all bubbly and said, “Guess what! They are not only twins….they’re brothers!!”

Before and After Children

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  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for the opportunity to vacation in exotic foreign countries so I could experience a different way of life in a new culture.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful to have time to make it all the way down the driveway to get the mail.

  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for the Moosewood Vegetarian cookbook.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for the butterball turkey hotline.

  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for a warm, cozy home to share with my loved ones.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for the lock on the bathroom door.

  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for material objects like custom furniture, a nice car and trendy clothes.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful when the baby spits up and misses my good shoes.

  • BEFORE Children: I was thankful for my wonderful family.
    AFTER Children: I am thankful for my wonderful family.