That latest “rage” over there on the Facebook is this meme where one asks one’s child(ren) a list of questions about oneself. The directions say to write their EXACT answers. Can I just ask, “Why do I put myself in these situations?” SOme kids talk about all the fabulous cookie-making their moms do with them, or the reading, or snuggling. Not my kids. Nope. They tell on me. I suppose it’s my fault. Kids are pretty honest.
Aaaanywho… like the FB friend I am… I did complete the meme. I asked my spawn children 19 very important questions about me. Their answers are listed in order of their age: Joel (9); Olivia (6) & Lucy (4). And I list them here, because — ultimately, their answers made me laugh. I love how well they know me… I love hearing what their opinions are… And I love seeing how each sees me a little differently, depending on their need.
Lucy, Joel, Olivia
1. What is something I always say to you?
J: Get ready for school.
O: That’s mean or nice??? Um… The only thing I can think of is “No.”
L: No peeing in your undies
2. What makes me happy?
J: When we clean
O: Chocolate
L: when I go potty in the toilet
3. What makes me sad?
J: When we disobey you.
O: Us not loving you.
L: peeing in my pullup and undies
4. How do I make you laugh?
J: When you make your vlogs.
O: I don’t remember any times that you made me laugh. (???)
L: running
5. What do you think I was like as a child?
J: Crazy?
O: Really smart?
L: I can’t think about it
6. How old am I?
J: 36 (he’s right!)
O: How old are you?
L: How old are you?
7. How tall am I?
J: 81 inches?
O: 10 inches – haha!
L: this big (arms out)
8. What is my favorite thing to do?
J: To blog. (ha!!!)
O: Blog (double ha!!!)
L: work (Whu???)
9. What do I do when you’re not around?
J: Blog
O: I don’t know because I’m never around when you do something.
L: Pick me up from school
10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
J: A professional dancer
O: Blogging
L: Laugh
11. What am I really good at?
J: Dancing
O: Blogging
L: pouring milk and getting cereal
12. What am I NOT really good at?
–they ALL struggled with this one!–
J: video games
O: Patience
L: carrying that table (points to my desk)
13. What is my job?
J: to clean
O: Keeping your kids calm
L: fixing lights
14. What is my favorite food?
J: Oreos
O: Chocolate
L: salad
15. What makes you proud of me?
J: Helping out at school
O: Letting us do stuff.
L: *blank*
16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
J: Jenny Dazzles
O: A friend of Yogi Bear
L: Jenny
17. What do you and I do together?
J: Drive to school
O: Scrapbook
L: Laundry (in my defense – she LOVES to do laundry with me!)
18. How do you know that I love you?
J: Because I have a good personality (and apparently a solid sense of self)
O: A lot of times you’re really nice to me.
L: Cuz you let me do laundry clothes with you
19. Where is my favorite place to go?
J: The casino (*ahem* — for DANCING! I am an EMERGENT professional dancer!!!)
O: Your friend’s house
L: Our house
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Cleaning makes your son happy?! Any chance I can borrow him, or he could visit for a bit and run a boot camp type situation to teach my sons?
:)
I have been to frightened to participate in that meme. I am deathly afraid of finding out just how well my children know me…
Your daughters Pee obsession is making me laugh so hard I think I just peed in my undies! And….it’s inspiring to know that you are nice to your kids a lot of the times. Maybe I should work on that myself!
Too cute, kids really do say the darndest things! I can’t wait till my little one can speak and do MeMe’s with me! haha