Interview with Noah (age 4)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
What do you? I don't know. I don't know. What do you??
2. What makes mom happy?
I cuddle you!
3. What makes mom sad?
I hurt you.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
You make funny faces. [I do?]
5. What did your mom like to do as a child?
What do you? (Me: what do you think?) I think you should play with trains.
6. How old is your mom?
How old? That's tricky.
7. How tall is your mom?
Massive. [I hope you're still talking height, punk]
8. What is her favourite thing to watch on TV?
What is it? What is it?
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
You clean.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Me!
11. What is your mom really good at?
Making tea. [Supper is called "tea" in Lancashire. Lunch is called "dinner".]
12. What is your mom not very good at?
What do you think? You not very good at fixing the computer. [ha ha, that's because when he wants me to do something on the computer (with games etc) I'm all, "I don't know how to do that"]
13. What does your mom do for her job?
You clean.
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Pasta.
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Cleaning with you.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
What do you think?
17. What do you and your mom do together?
We clean? (Me: What else?) I don't know.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
We make supper. We do things the same. [fibber, he never helps me cook]
19. How are you and your mom different?
We do different things.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
I cuddle you. I play trains with you and cars with you.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
You cuddle him. You play with him.
22. Where is your mom's favourite place to go?
In the park and Preston.
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Interview with Daniel (age 7)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Tidy up. Get off the computer please.
2. What makes mom happy?
Tidying up, doing things by myself like thinking of something to do that is around the house.
3. What makes mom sad?
Doing naughty stuff.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickles.
5. What did your mom like to do as a child?
I don't know.
6. How old is your mom?
32? [close; I'm 33]
7. How tall is your mom?
One thousand metres. No, it isn't one thousand. 2, 3, 4 metres?
8. What is her favourite thing to watch on TV?
Wanted Down Under, Freaky Eaters, It's Not Easy Being Green, CSI. [spot on, these are some shows Grant and I have been watching online!]
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Help Noah or something.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Working hard.
11. What is your mom really good at?
I don't know. Tidying up, cooking ... um, let's think ...taking care of the house.
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Singing. [offended!!]
13. What does your mom do for her job?
Photography, but you don't do any jobs.
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Noah! You said he is tasty. [ha ha ha ha! True!]
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Being a good mommy.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
A photographer.
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Read together.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
We both talk a lot.
19. How are you and your mom different?
I don't really do as much working.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
You always cuddle me and things like that.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
He watches shows with you.
22. Where is your mom's favourite place to go?
Sleeping. [ha ha ha, this was prompted by Grant who said, "bed"]
(Questions pinched off Tertia's blog.)
These interviews totally cracked me up. Noah was like an eager puppy asking me, "What is it?" when I asked him something, as if I was asking rhetorically and had the answer for him all along. Daniel was witty and spot on; Grant and I were chuckling over his answers.
I was freaked out by how both of them said all the comments about "cleaning" and "tidying" - am I that bad?!?! And there I was worrying I spend too much time on the computer!! I think it's because I do housework and potter around keeping busy around our home while the boys are around, then when they aren't around I have down time on the computer, reading, crafting, etc. But they're at school / preschool / asleep so they don't really see that.
Now if I could only get them to help out a bit more!! They seem quite happy with the status quo, the lazy little beggars. I totally blame myself. It's something we're working on.
