I don't know if it's true but...

...whether it was children who said it or not, somebody still had these thoughts, and had the sense to share them with the world.

So now I shall share them with you, so you can cry and smile too.


What Love means to a 4-8 year old: 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:

‘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.’ -Terri, age 4

‘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

‘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

‘If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you hate” –Nikka, age 6

‘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

‘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

‘My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’ –Clare, 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.’ –Chris, age 7

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.’ -Mary Ann, age 4

‘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

‘When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ - 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

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

A Poem.

Fuck me my hands are freezing and I feel a bit sick.

I like the quiet reservedness of early morning. 

The birds tweet,

but its sweet, not overbearing. 

It's cold, but it's fresh

and it holds 

all the promise of adventure 

and new starts, broken hearts, 

tears of sadness, tears of joy,

just a girl, just a boy,

see what happens: if it soars, or if it falls.

Who can tell

what the future will bring.

But the birds still sing in the quiet reservedness of early morning.

GIRLS

Reasons why I love “Girls” and have so much respect for Lena Dunham:

1)  She has written 2 and half seasons of brilliant television show. That’s 27 episodes, 27 stories, various characters, situations, events…

2)  She puts profound words into their mouths that make us think about our lives

3)  She makes jokes that made us all laugh

4)  She takes us into situations where we cringe but only because we can somehow relate

5)  When she cries and says she realises that she wants what everybody wants – just to be happy – it makes me cry too. I just want to be happy.

6)  She can write a whole episode just about her character and it’s not selfish, it’s perfect, it’s beautiful, it’s contained – like a that jigsaw piece with the interesting pattern that works on its own, but of course fits so perfectly with the whole thing.

7)  She has the power to carry on despite critics and people who put GIRLS down. And because she keeps getting her body out and we love it because it makes us feel better to see someone who looks normal, who’s happy with the way they are. It’s inspiring and reassuring.

8)  GIRLS IS SO ENJOYABLE.

9)  The soundtrack is fucking incredible.

10) Every week we get so excited that a new episode is out. And this week PATRICK WILSON IS IN IT! (He plays Nite Owl/Dan Dreiberg in Watchmen, amongst other things <3)

11) Lena Dunham, you are an incredible writer, director, producer, creater, thinker and person.
And you are beautiful.

Thank you for everything you have given us. Everyone needs to watch GIRLS – it’s funny, true to life, completely relatable to and its just first class entertainment. It is definitely, definitely worth watching.

Currently mid-way through season 3, it’s on Sky Atlantic every Monday at 10 pm.

(In America it airs on a Sunday, 9pm)

http://www.hbo.com/girls/index.html