| 2/1/2008 10:08:10 AM |
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markmeunier
Timmins, ON
age: 40 online now!
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From the mouths of children...
"Love is that first feeling you feel before all the bad stuff gets in the way."
"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."
"When someone loves you, the way she says your name is different. You know that your name is safe in her mouth."
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your french fries without making them give you any of theirs."
"Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at him because you know it would hurt his feelings."
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
"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."
"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 but they look happy and sometimes they dance in the kitchen while kissing."
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."
"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no."
"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared she won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only does she still love you, she loves you even more."
"There are 2 kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they've know each other so well."
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and 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."
"Love is-if you hold hands and sit beside each other in the cafeteria. That means you're in love. Otherwise, you can sit across from each other and be okay."
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken."
"Don't feel so bad if you don't have a boyfriend. There's lots of stuff you can do without one."
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
"If you want somebody to love you, then just be yourself. Some people try to act like somebody else, somebody the boy likes better. I think the boy isn't being very good if he does this to you and you should just find a nicer boy."
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day"
"When you're born and see your mommy for the first time.
"Love is what makes people hide in the dark corners of movie theaters."
"Love goes on even when you stop breathing and you pick up where you left off when you reach heaven."
"My enemies taught me how to love."
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
"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."
"You have to fall in love before you get married. Then when you're married, you just sit around and read books together."
"I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her."
"Love cards like Valentine's cards say stuff on them that we'd like to say ourselves, but we wouldn't be caught dead saying."
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."
"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
"You never have to be lonely. There's always somebody to love, even if it's just a squirrel or a kitten."
"You can break love, but it won't die."
Mark 
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| 2/1/2008 11:09:28 AM |
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bouquet
Temecula, CA
age: 62 online now!
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Dear Mark , You have written so beautifly about a connection that I miss so very much . I so deeply want to find it again . You are so young to already have felt this . God Speed in finding this again . Thank you , If everyone on DH would read this it can clean up alot of messes .
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| 2/1/2008 11:15:49 AM |
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jules34
Quincy, IL
age: 34
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Thanks for posting that Mark. I really enjoyed it!
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| 2/1/2008 11:25:58 AM |
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drummrboy
Belmont, MA
age: 43
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BOVINE SCATOLOGY! 
well....actually....it's pretty good. thanks mark 
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| 2/1/2008 11:39:02 AM |
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gonesailingbabe
Des Moines, IA
age: 44
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wow - Mark I didn't think I could find it in me to be touched today...thanks for the tears... 
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| 2/1/2008 11:46:12 AM |
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grneyedluvr
Waverly, NY
age: 42
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wow mark you even brought a tear and a laugh to this bad boys eyes. thank you very much. if only everyone would remember our roots like children do
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| 2/1/2008 7:05:03 PM |
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weaimtoplease
Donalsonville, GA
age: 58 online now!
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Kids are always honest and take in much more than we think they do. Loved these. Thanks.
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| 2/1/2008 7:35:13 PM |
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willowgrace
Roan Mountain, TN
age: 47
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That needs to be set to music.
You have made some good observations and it sounds like you have had a good example of what love is through your parents. As a matter of fact that is a question I like to ask a guy when I get to know them, how long have has his parents been married? It is unusual for anyones parents to still be married at this day and age, but I have had a couple tell me their parents are still married and that they are best friends. I can tell that is what they are looking for too. It is sweet to see a couple that has been together for years and still are crazy for each other. What a special gift!
peace,
willowgrace
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| 2/1/2008 7:42:03 PM |
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markmeunier
Timmins, ON
age: 40 online now!
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My parents are the genetic pool from which I came. My father is a wretch of a man who abused his family in ways that will ensure his eternal torment, and my mother has just recently in the past five years become a person. She is still more a stranger to me than a friend or parent but I have long ago forgiven her of her inaction. My father has also been forgiven his attrocities for seeking vengeance is akin to taking poison and hoping that it will kill your enemies. He is a product of his environment and was indoctrinated to be the predator he was but his own actions and completion of the horrors of his twisted thoughts will bring about his nihility. I am sorrowed to know that he will suffer for what he has wrought because somewhere deep inside is a tortured little boy that could never get past his own indignity and depredation. What I have learned and become is a travail I have endured one bloody clawed grasp at a time through my own perseverence and faith. Guided of course by the will of God and the angels he has placed in my path to point the way and carry me when I would surely have failed. The reward for my perseverance is my three beautiful children and the glimpse of heaven in their eyes.
Mark
[Edited 2/1/2008 7:49:03 PM]
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| 2/2/2008 10:17:18 AM |
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willowgrace
Roan Mountain, TN
age: 47
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Guess I misunderstood some of what you wrote. I am glad you survived and have such a healthy outlook on life. Children are a gift and it sounds like you are a good father.
peace,
willowgrace
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| 2/2/2008 12:07:41 PM |
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gonesailingbabe
Des Moines, IA
age: 44
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Mark continuing to touch me in unexpected ways and depths....wow!
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| 2/2/2008 9:28:09 PM |
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sweetangel40
New South Wales
Australia
age: 40
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It's times like these on this site that we can have amazing people just like you that can touch our deepest thoughts and truly inspirational posts. Thankyou Mark for ur fantastic post u have my upmost respect...You should be posting more often  ...cheers
take care
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| 2/2/2008 10:11:45 PM |
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markmeunier
Timmins, ON
age: 40 online now!
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The above quotes are not from my own life just something I found a while back that really touched me. I am posting this to clarify that these are not my own words and the only reason that I never gave credit to the original poster is that the author is unknown.
Mark
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| 2/3/2008 3:18:30 AM |
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wisegirl33
Queensland
Australia
age: 43
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I wish you well Mark - sorry to hear about your earliest childhood. You seem to have overcome it. Best wishes to you.
wisegirl33 Sent on the 3Feb08 at 918pm Aest
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| 2/3/2008 3:42:27 AM |
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designsbycat
West Palm Beach, FL
age: 60 online now!
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for you only a rose would do
Mark you are a fantastic human being
We all can learn from your experiences
I know another Mark who should be reading your post......
your post opened my eyes before the  did this morning
Happy Sunday to all
Thank you very much Mark for the words you gave us all
Words we all should heed and live by
Wish you were in Florida so I could meet you
Cat
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