What Does Your Child Think of You?

If you’re unaware of Facebook (ahem… really?) then you don’t know about the quizzes. I was tagged in a quiz asking me what my children think of me.   I usually ignore quizzes but this looked like it could be interesting.  I asked the questions below to each of my kids and I am giving you their answers verbatim. I don’t want to read into things, but there seems to be a theme. I’m hopeful that my kids don’t twitch when they see an unmade bed.

Answered by my children Duke 11, Zilla 5 and Princessa 3.

1. What is something mom always says to you?

Duke : That she is proud of me

Zilla : Always ask for permission.

Princessa : Clean up

 

2. What makes mom happy?

Duke : Surprise & cleaning up room

Zilla : Me

Princessa : Clean up

 

3. What makes mom sad?

Duke : Not cleaning up

Zilla : Me not hugging you

Princessa : Not clean up

 

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Duke : Tickling me

Zilla : When she laughs

Princessa : When she calls me a baabaa head (I have no idea what baabaa head is and have never used that term)

 

5. What was your mom like as a child?

Duke : I don’t know

Zilla : Me

Princessa : A baabaa head

 

6. How old is your mom?

Duke : 41

Zilla : 41

Princessa : 41

 

7. How tall is your mom?

Duke : 5’ 7” (it's actually closer to 5' 8" but why quibble?)

Zilla : 5’ 7” (echo)

Princessa : 5’ 7” (echo)

 

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Duke : Go kayaking

Zilla : Hug me

Princessa : Cleaning up

 

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

Duke : Go shopping

Zilla : I never know

Princessa : Cleaning up

 

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Duke : A writer (extra brownies for dessert for him tonight)

Zilla : Making necklaces

Princessa : Hugging each other

 

11. What is your mom really good at?

Duke : Making jewelry and teaching me

Zilla : Hugging me

Princessa : Making brownies

 

12. What is your mom not very good at?

Duke : Playing video games

Zilla : Skateboarding

Princessa : Climbing up on the chandelier

 

13. What does your mom do for a job?

Duke : Teach me

Zilla : Keep me safe (a FULL time activity)

Princessa : You’re always here

 

14.What is your mom's favorite food?

Duke : Subway sandwiches and jalapeno peppers

Zilla : Chicken wings (buffalo)

Princessa : sandwich and soup

 

15.What makes you proud of your mom?

Duke : That’s a toughy

Zilla : Keeping me safe (I appreciate that he understands how demanding this has been for the last 6 years...)

Princessa : Getting roses for me

 

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Duke : The girl bunny on looney tunes

Zilla : Blue from blues clues

Princessa : Ferocious beast

 

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Duke : Work

Zilla : Hug

Princessa : Make brownies

 

18. How are you and your mom the same?

Duke : We both have laptops

Zilla : We’re both second born, and I am a big brother and little brother and you are a big sister and little sister.

Princessa : We both like brownies

 

19. How are you and your mom different?

Duke : Born different years

Zilla : I'm a boy and Mom's a girl

Princessa : I’m three and you’re not

 

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

Duke : She buys us nice presents

Zilla : She hugs me

Princessa : Cleaning up

 

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

Duke : Making daddy food

Zilla : Oh my god

Princessa : Making daddy so happy

 

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Duke : Peconic River Herb Farm

Zilla : Disney

Princessa : Swimming