This year for Valentine’s Day, I decided to ask children for
their thoughts on love.
This year for Valentine’s Day, I decided to ask children for their thoughts on love.
Finding love:
“Let her beat you at tetherball.” Jim, age 6.
“Tell her something nice, like she has cool tennis shoes.” Christopher, age 7.
“Even if she has lots of freckles, don’t say anything about it.” Kevin, age 9.
“Chase her around the playground a lot.” Erik, age 5.
“Show her your Yugio card collection.” Josh, age 6.
“Let him go down the slide first.” Sally, age 5
“Don’t ever say the word ‘fat.’ That will mess up the love.” James, age 8.
“Give them a present and act like you really like them.” Savannah, age 6.
“Say nice stuff about her eyes, like they’re big or something.” Andrew, age 5.
“Don’t do anything gross.” Jason, age 7.
“Take out the garbage the first time she asks.” Scott, age 8.
“Give her a ring, I guess.” Sam, age 6.
“Be nice. Don’t yell or anything.” Peter, age 7.
“Give her the good cookies in your lunchbox.” Steven, age 6.
“Tell her that her hair looks nice even if it’s really a mess.” David, age 10.
“Don’t give her 13 of anything, that’s bad luck.” Adam, 12.
“Take her to a restaurant with fancy desserts. Girls like that sort of stuff.” Nick, age 11.
“I don’t know.” Ben, age 8.
“I’m not sure, but I think being rich helps.” John, age 8.
Views on Love:
“Eeew.” Jimmy, age 5.
“It’s fun because sometimes you get candy and things.” Lisa, age 6.
“I’m in favor of it.” Johnny, age 9.
“Don’t try it until after fourth grade.” James, age 14.
“It’s something that happens after you get married.” Erin, age 7.
“It makes people do all kinds of crazy stuff.” Lee, age 9.
“I’m much too young for it.” Benjamin, age 7.
“Be careful if you tell someone you love them because then they might want to kiss you.” Aaron, age 6.
You might as well give everyone in your class a Valentine, because you never know who’s going to bring the good chocolate cupcakes.” Trevor, age 9.
“Today Tristan broke my heart. Right on the playground he just broke it all up, and now it’s cracked in half!” Alora, age 5.
“Love is OK, but baseball is better.” Ricky, age 11.
“When you get married you’re gonna need a big cake and a veil.” Susie, age 6.
“It’s not for everyone.” Curtis, age 11.
“I love cats the best.” Heather, age 10.
“I’m not going to get married until I’m at least 10.” Lisa, age 5.
“No one knows why it happens, but I think it has something to do with flowers, candles and Romans.” Kaylee, age 9.
“You can tell that people are married if they’re yelling at the same kids.” Jennifer, age 11.
“It’s OK to kiss someone in your family because that doesn’t count.” Patty, age 5.
“It means you have to shave everyday.” Peter, age 8.
“Don’t do anything you’ll regret later, like giving away your best shooting marble.” Jeremy, age 8.
And finally:
“I’m just a kid. I don’t need that kind of trouble.” Erik, age 8.
Debbie Farmer’s column appears every Monday.
