KIDS
AND CUPID -- ADVICE!?!
How does a person decide
whom to marry?
"You flip a nickel, and
heads means you stay with him and tails means you try the next one." Kally,
age 9
"No person really decides
before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way
before, and you got to find out later who you're stuck with." Kirsten,
age 10
Concerning the proper
age to get married:
"Twenty-three is the best
age because you know the person FOREVER by then!" Cam, age 10
"No age is good to get married
at.... You got to be a fool to get married!" Freddie, age 6
How can a stranger tell
if two people are married?
"Married people usually
look happy to talk to other people." Eddie, age 6
"You might have to guess
based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids." Derrick, age
8
What do you think your
mom and dad have in common?
"Both don't want no more
kids." Lori, age 8
What do most people do
on a date?
"Dates are for having fun,
and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something
to say if you listen long enough." Lynnette, age 8
What the children would
do on a first date that was turning sour:
"I'd run home and play dead.
The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about
me in all the dead columns." Craig, age 9
When is it okay to kiss
someone?
"The law says you have to
be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that." Curt, age 7
"The rule goes like this:
If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them.
It's the right thing to do." Howard, age 8
The great debate: Is it
better to be single or married?
"It's better for girls to
be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them!"
Anita, age 9
"Single is better ... for
the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers... Of course,
if I did get married, I'd figure something out.
I'd just phone my mother
and have her come over for some coffee and diaper-changing." Kirsten, age
10
How to make a marriage
work:
"Tell your wife that she
looks pretty even if she looks like a truck!" Ricky, age 7
How would the world be
different if people didn't get married?
"There sure would be a lot
of kids to explain, wouldn't there?" Kelvin, age 8
"You can be sure of one
thing - the boys would come chasing after us just the same as they do now!"
Roberta, age 7