Me: How do people show their love to each other?
5-year-old: They tell people.
Me: Does anybody at your school love you?
5-year-old: Only my teacher.
Me: Do you love anybody?
5-year-old: You. And myself.
Me: It’s good to love yourself.
6-year-old: Well, that’s just something that I did not know.
Me: What is love?
6-year-old: Nothing.
Me: Love is nothing?
6-year-old: I don’t want to answer right now. I’m getting too embarrassed.
Me: Does anybody at your school love you?
6-year-old: My teacher.
Me: Do you love anyone?
6-year-old: Everybody in this family.
Me: Last week you told us you didn’t like being in this family. You said you would be glad if we left.
6-year-old: No, I didn’t say that.
Me: You did.
6-year-old: That would just be not kind.
Me:
6-year-old:
Me:
6-year-old: I’m always kind.
Me: What do people do to show their love?
6-year-old: Maybe they hug or something?
Me: What do you do to show your love?
6-year-old: Hug.
Me: Can I have a hug?
6-year-old: No.
Me:
6-year-old:
Me:
6-year-old: What?
Me: Twins, what do you think love is?
3-year-old #1: I smell smoke.
3-year-old: #2: Me too.
Me:
3-year-olds:
Me: Do you think it’s your brains on fire?
Me: What do you do to show your love?
3-year-old #2: I don’t know. I’m cold.
Me: Do Mama and Daddy love each other?
3-year-old #2: Yeah.
Me: How do you know.
3-year-old #2: Close the door.
Me: Okay, random man.
3-year-old #2:
Me:
3-year-old #2: I not random man. I Zadok.
Me: What do you think love is?
3-year-old: [points at ceiling]
Me: The ceiling?
3-year-old: Yeah.
Me: Wow. And you think you know everything.
9-year-old: Love is when someone loves you.
Me: How do you know they love you?
9-year-old: They hug and kiss you.
Me: Do you love anybody in your school?
9-year-old: No. I would be super embarrassed.
Me: Why?
9-year-old: It would be a secret until she found out.
Me:
9-year-old:
Me: Okay, you know too much about love.
