Editor’s note: For Valentine’s Day, The Citizen asked Belle Anne Elementary School second grade students,’What is love and how do you show it?? Here’s what they had to say:
‘Love is when you make someone feel good. Love is when you hug and kiss someone. You hug and kiss someone when you go to bed to show that you love them.? Katie
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‘It is people you see everyday and love everyday. You hug your mom and dad. I get toys from my mom and dad. You can hug to love them and you can kiss them to love them. I love to kiss my mom.? Jake
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‘Love is when you hug and kiss your family. You show someone you love them by hugging and kissing them.? Alyssa
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‘Love is when you are nice to people when you love people. You do it by hugging them and helping people and buying things for them.? Cassandra
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‘Love is family and people who are kind and care for you. Love is everywhere right now. Love is friendship, too. Love is you. Everywhere you go, remember love. You show you love them by being nice and helping them. Doing stuff for them and playing with them. And most of all standing up for them.? Alexandria
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‘Love is a feeling that makes me feel happy. Love makes me feel glad. I show my mom I love her when she asks, ‘Can you do the dishes, Emily?? and I do them for her.? Cara
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‘Love is very powerful. It can never hurt you. You can hug it, too. You can try to wear it. If you try to catch it, the love is going to fly away. You can be love, too. If you catch it, you are very lucky. You show you love them because you hug them and you kiss them. I show my little sister love by being nice to her and saying ‘I love you.?? Isabella
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‘Love is when you show them nice and lots of stuff. You hug them and kiss them.? Connor D.
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‘Love is a very strong word. I said, ‘I love you, Mom? this morning and she said, ‘I love you, Alex.? I show my mom and dad that I love them by being nice to them.? Alex
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‘Love is when you are a very good person. Love is when you give someone a hug. I show my sister love by helping her.? Nicholas F.
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‘Love is that you are kind to anyone you are with. I show my big sister that I love her by helping her find a blue hippo named Dumbling on free realms.com.? Mayli
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‘Love is the thing that bonds people together and makes peace. Love is the golden key to everything. I show someone I love them by showing them how much I care about them.? Ella
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‘Love is caring, fun, strong and helping. You can help someone to show you love them.? Emma
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‘Love is hugs and kisses and peace. Love is February and Valentine’s Day. I cook for my mom and dad to show I love them.? Austin
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‘Love is caring for others. Love is strong and helping people. Love is everything. I treat them the way I want to be treated, by caring for them, spending time with them, even if they are not in your family.? Cole
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‘Love is people that love you. Love is hugs, too. Love is kissing and family. Love is someone that loves you. I help my dad and my mom. I hug my friends.? Nicholas P.
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‘Love is when you are a really good friend. Love is when you really like something like a toy. You show love when you buy something for someone. You could help someone find something.? Dawson
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‘Love is friendliness and niceness. Love means you like someone a lot. and love means happiness. My mom gives me a kiss and a hug and my dad holds me when I’m in the chair with him and I do the same thing that my mom does.? Macy
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‘Love is friendship and love is teamwork and love is a strong friendship. You show someone you love them by buying them something or helping them with something.? Dylan
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‘Love is friends and family. Love is kindness and helping. You show love by helping someone and taking good care of someone.? Alice
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‘When people give a gift. When a person likes another person. When a person is kind. You show love when you are nice and show how kind you are and you treat them right.? Connor S.
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‘Love is when you hug and kiss. Love is family. Love is pets. You give them hugs and give them kisses when you are going to bed.? Jared
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‘Love is hugs and kisses. I show love by giving hugs and kisses and telling them, ‘I love you.? Lucas