Their Words

Asking children questions about their mother is revealing, to be sure. I was curious as to how they perceive me.

The first responses in the exact words of Isaac, age 10; Erin, age 6; and Gabriel, age 4:

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I: do the trash
E: go make your bed
G: don't lie


2. What makes mom happy?
I: picking you flowers
E: doing what you should
G: when I hug you


3. What makes mom sad?
I: when we disobey
E: not doing what you should
G: if I hit you


4. What makes mom laugh?
I: when grown-ups tell jokes
E: (censored)
G: when I give you a raspberry


5. What was your mom like as a child?
I: how should I know?
E: silly
G: I don't know


6. How old is your mom?
I: 32
E: 32
G: that's a hard one...


7. How tall is your mom?
I: 6 foot 3 inches
E: tall!
G: 45 inches


8. What is her favorite thing to do?
I: go shopping with friends
E: take a nap after church
G: hug me


9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
I: goes on the computer
E: take a nap
G: walk


10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I: having the world's greatest 10-yr-old
E: us!
G: hugging


11. What is your mom really good at?
I: typing on the computer
E: writing
G: I don't know....games


12. What is your mom not very good at?
I: playing with legos
E: painting
G: basketball


13. What does your mom do for her job?
I: cleans the house
E: take care of us
G: just job


14. What is her favorite food?
I: pasta salad
E: things with onions that I don't like
G: vegetables


15. What makes you proud of your mom?
I: that she loves me
E: feeding us good food
G: getting my paint (I recently repainted his room.)


16.If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
I: Squidward
E: Dora
G: I don't know...an angel?


17. What do you and your mom do together?
I: talk
E: read
G: play a game


18. How are you and your mom the same?
I: we both have the same color eyes
E: same eyes
G: God made us


19. How are you and your mom different?
I: you like chocolate, I like Skittles
E: hair
G: I just said, God made us!


20. How do you know your mom loves you?
I: she disciplines me
E: by obeying her (huh?)
G: because God loves me


21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
I: I know it's not the grocery...Myrtle Beach!
E: shopping
G: restaurants

Wonder what my children do all day?

Here's an example:






The really odd thing is how much he seems to be enjoying himself.

Funraisin'

Our neighbor kids came over selling peelers to help pay for church camp.

After handing over my ten dollars, I was extra-excited when I found out where I'll be getting a discount.

I'm sorry, but what happened to the good old-fashioned McDonald's peeler?