Love Thursday: For Real

Shot during the Shutter Sister Photo Walk this past weekend, San Francisco, California.

Conversation earlier this week in the car after picking Alex up from school:

Alex: Mom?
Me: Child?
Alex: Manish doesn't like me.
Me: Why do you think he doesn't like you?
Alex: Because he's mean to me and he tells lies to me and he's not nice to me.
Me: Hm. Well, you know what, Al?
Alex: What, Mom?
Me: Sometimes, people aren't very nice because they feel like people don't love them. So they're mean because they figure that if no one loves them, they might as well be mean.
Alex: That's why they're mean?
Me: Yup. And sometimes, the best thing you can do to a mean person is love them. You just love them and love them and love them, and then they don't have any choice but to be nice.

Pause.

Alex: Mom?
Me: Yeah, kid?
Alex: I'm going to love Manish tomorrow.
Me: Al, I think that's a great idea.
Alex: Because, Mom? You know what, Mom? You know what?
Me: What's that?
Alex: I'm going to love Manish because love is the coolest thing ever.
Me: That's great, Alex. I think so, too.
Alex: For real.

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Happy Love Thursday, everyone.  Please leave your links to your images of love in the comments section below, and be sure to check out the great images left by Ivy R and ~anjie for inspiration.

And may you take the time to love someone today.  For real. 

(Full disclosure:  this post was also cross-posted at my personal site.)

Comments

[Lu]

OH! OH! I was having a love moment yesterday and that was the challenge for the Art Slam. Love Slam...

http://candidartanddesign.com/artslam/?p=193

[Leslie]

Love between a girl and her dog...nothing quite like it!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/westieluvr/2698807651/

[Bridge]

Love is on my plate today big time as I get ready to travel without my children...
http://ridethewavesoflife.blogspot.com/2008/07/love-thursday.html

[Sugar]

This is a little thing I do for my babies when they are feeling yucky. Sometimes I do it for myself, when I'm feeling yucky...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarjones/sets/72157606343161361/

[Claudious]

I love ... love.

I have a post I did regarding love *blush* http://www.mylucidreality.com/2008/07/22/how-do-i-love-thee/

[Rachel Parton]

My Love Thursday post this week is all about cousin love:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25753692@N06/2699907090/

[Tanya Mills]

I love conversation you shared. Way to go teaching your daughter about love!

My photo for Love Thursday is a heart I found on my cello, which I played today for the first time in three years.

[Lu]

Had to share more love!
http://flickr.com/photos/ldb/2699954174/

[jessica]

new love...

[jessica]

new love...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessbesser/2687407528/

[stephamama]

I just noticed the heart shape of the lilypad below the flower:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2669501510_f79139f57c.jpg

[Laura P]

Here is my first submission - it showed up in the background of a photo I took of my kids as they were getting to ride the dragon "paddle boats" in the Inner Harbor here in Baltimore - I figured it was meant to be....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28688751@N04/2699364973/

[elizabeth]

hey - I recognize that heart!

http://retinalperspectives.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/i-left-my-heart-in-san-francisco/

I wish I had seen those red flowers. They really add to the scene.

[Sara]

Hee. Fantastic. :)

This week I have more about our kooky little cat:

Love and the Urinary Criminal
http://movingrightalong.typepad.com/moving_right_along/2008/07/love-and-the-urinary-criminal.html

xoxo

--s

[Steph]

Via de Amore between Manarola and Riomagiore in Italy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephwiese/2702291696/

[Ivy R]

Moved beyond words - and even moreso by having you discover my photo in the pool. Thank you so much.

[katie]

Foh shizzle.

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