Ask a Child

I asked my kids some questions about me. Some of the things they had to say were pretty amusing.

Haley - 5 years old
1. What is something mom always says to you? Do it!
2. What makes mom happy? Doing things that you say
3. What makes mom sad? not doing things that you say
4. How does your mom make you laugh? when we do funny tricks
5. What was your mom like as a child? you did crafts
6. How old is your mom? 16
7. How tall is your mom? almost as tall as the wall
8. What is her favorite thing to do? sit
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? clean up the house (occasionally true)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? for a performance
11. What is your mom really good at? cleaning the house (Ha! So not true.)
12. What is your mom not very good at? sweeping (I wouldn't say I'm not GOOD at it, I just don't do it often enough.)
13. What does your mom do for a job? fashion designer (I don't know where she got that idea!)
14.What is your mom's favorite food? pizza (true, along with ice cream)
15.What makes you proud of your mom? cleaning the house (there's a lot of mention of cleaning the house... not sure why, it's not like it happens that often!)
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Daphne from Scooby Doo (I'll take that - she was always the pretty one)
17. What do you and your mom do together? crafts
18. How are you and your mom the same? we both have curly hair
19. How are you and your mom different? we're not the same size
20. How do you know your mom loves you? because you hug me
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? when he cleans (again with the cleaning... but I DO like it when he cleans)
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? a restaurant

Preston - 3 years old
1. What is something mom always says to you? Don't be naughty! (He does hear this a lot)
2. What makes mom happy? hugs
3. What makes mom sad? If I eat all the things that you got and take them away (I'm not sure if he's remembering something or planning something for later...)
4. How does your mom make you laugh? tickle me
5. What was your mom like as a child? shaking a rattle
6. How old is your mom? big
7. How tall is your mom? 20
8. What is her favorite thing to do? do the computer
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? play with my toys
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? exercise (yeah, right!)
11. What is your mom really good at? being on the computer
12. What is your mom not very good at? picking up pillows (I'll have to get right on that... no more pillows laying around at our house ;) )
13. What does your mom do for a job? tell people not to get into cups that are breakable (I don't understand that one, either.)
14.What is your mom's favorite food? soup (I do make a lot of soups. More because they're easy than anything else!)
15.What makes you proud of your mom? play with the toys
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? a gorilla (Apparently I should shave more often...)
17. What do you and your mom do together? build a puzzle
18. How are you and your mom the same? I'm a boy, and you're a boy - that's how we're the same. (I need to have a little talk with him, I guess.)
19. How are you and your mom different? we have different shirts
20. How do you know your mom loves you? you love me with $50. Can I have $50? (Already hitting me up for money - I thought he would be older before that started.)
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? to play with him
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? a restaurant (2nd child in a row to say that; I guess it must be true!)