Comments from Kids About Love
HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS
"You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls." - Julia, age 7
"You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you." - Brian, age 7
"It might help to watch soap operas all day." - Carin, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
"When they're rich." - Pam, age 7
"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you . . . That's why I stopped doing it." - Tammy, age 10
"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission." - Roger, age 6
HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE
"Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work." - Dick, age 7
"Don't forget your wife's name . . . That will mess up the love." - Erin, age 8
"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash." - Dave, age 8
"Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind . . . Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch." - Natalie, age 9
Originally published November 14, 2002.
