Remember when your kids were little and somewhere around Mother’s Day they’d fill out a little questionnaire about you and the teacher would write it up and you’d save it because it was just so darn adorable? Well, we haven’t done that in a long time so when I saw these 14 questions floating around on Facebook, I decided to ask all of my children individually. None of them heard the others’ answers.
T, age 11 • E, age 9 • L, age 7 • LJ, age 5
1. What is something I always say to you?
T – I love you!
E – I love you!
L – I love you!
LJ – That you love me
2. What makes me happy?
T – When I make a meal
E – Daddy and us and my class, even though sometimes they make you mad
L – Hugs and kisses
LJ – Sharing love and sharing toys with other people (even people you didn’t know for a long time) and cleaning the house and brooming the house
3. What makes me sad?
T – When the house is dirty
E – Maggie being gone
L – That’s really hard
LJ – When we are sick
4. How do I make you laugh?
T – With jokes
E – Tickle me
L – Tickle
LJ – Doing funny things like telling jokes
5. What was I like when I was your age?
T – (big eyes) Umm…creative
E – Funny
L – Hmmm…happy?
LJ – Your mother was my Gramama. You didn’t have as many freckles
6. How old am I?
T – 36
E – 36
L – 33
LJ – 25
7. How tall am I?
T – 5’3″
E – How far can you stand in the pool? 5 feet?
L – 12 feet
LJ – 12 inches
8. What is my favorite thing to do?
T – Play games with us
E – Read
L – Help people
LJ – Stay with us
9. What do I do when you’re not around?
T – Watch shows that we’re not allowed to see
E – Read and sleep
L – Watch TV
LJ – Love on daddy and eat snacks while daddy plays his iPad
10. What am I really good at?
T – Subbing. No! I want to change my answer! Can I change my answer? Farting.
E – Teaching
L – Taking pictures
LJ – Driving
11. What is something I’m not good at?
T – Wanting to get in the lake
E – (nervous laughter) That’s too hard.
L – Doing laundry
LJ – I don’t know what to say
12. What do I do for a job?
T – Sub
E – Substitute
L – I don’t know
LJ – School subbing
13. What is my favorite food?
T – Spaghetti
E – Not fish. Not seafood. Um…chicken
L – Pizza
LJ – Rice, grits, and mashed potatoes
14. What do you enjoy doing with me?
T – Play games
E – Cuddle
L – Play
LJ – Have a meeting with snacks and go to store
That is precious! I’d like to do the same!!!
I love it! You’re very brave!