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I noticed “About Mom” interview questions going around Facebook.  It is so cute to read what my friends’ little children say about them!  So I decided to see what my own children would say.  I kept them separate (except for Abigail’s, when Kathryn was around) so they had no idea what their siblings had said.  It was interesting to see themes appear in each of their responses… and to see what themes appeared across all of them.  :)

Jonathan (10)

1. What is something mom always says to you?  Mmm… I love you?
2. What makes mom happy? Um, when everybody else is happy. If Dad’s happy, that would mean the house is clean.
3. What makes mom sad? The opposite of the above.
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Hmm… that’s a hard one. Uh… uhh… when you joke by saying, “OK Jonathan. You have more work to do!!!” (going from nice voice to growling)
5. What was your mom like as a child? Um, I’m guessing from what I’ve found out from stories and from videos, she was a smart young lady but she was not very popular, that wanted to grow up to be a bank accountant, I think?
6. How old is your mom?  Can I type this myself? 4839
   Ok, I’m going to give my serious answer. 32.
7. How tall is your mom?  3’7”
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Have Family Home Evening when everybody’s happy.
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around? Kiss my dad. Although sometimes she doesn’t get away with it and I see her. At those times, I faint. Or vomit. Or stare at them in confusion.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?  How am I supposed to know? She’s good at many things.
11. What is your mom really good at?  Changing Aaron’s diaper. Um, being funny? I clearly inherited it from her, and Dad.
12. What is your mom not very good at?  Am I allowed to say anything here? Knowing how people feel about…
    Writing everything I say! On this document.
    Um, not being obnoxious when typing everything – literally everything – I say.
13. What does your mom do for a job?  She does the most important job in the world, although she is unemployed. She loves her job! It is called, “being a mom.”
14. What is your mom’s favorite food?  Raw fish! (laugh) Um, anything but raw stuff?
15. What makes you proud of your mom?  Usually I think it would be the other way around. Wait. What? Don’t write that. That she can be kind and understanding.
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?  Ah, so this is kind of like Disney mom movie thingy. Who is Tarzan’s mom? The gorilla mom.
17. What do you and your mom do together? School.
18. How are you and your mom the same?  We both like raw cabbage. I’m kidding.
    Um… many ways. Not very popular. In school, at least. Which is kind of normal actually. Reasonably smart. And everything else that I inherited from you.
19. How are you and your mom different?    She’s 31 and I am… would it be safe to say I’m 11? I’m 10 and in a month I’m going to be 11.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?    Same answer as #15.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?  He’s himself.
22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?  Home. Or her home. Or Dad’s home.
23. How old was your Mom when you were born?  That’s a bit of math! 22. 21?

Emma (8)

1. What is something mom always says to you? Clean up!
2. What makes mom happy? The house clean
3. What makes mom sad?   When we don’t work
4. How does your mom make you laugh? When you put non-funny things into a funny way.
5. What was your mom like as a child? I don’t know
6. How old is your mom? 32
7. How tall is your mom? I have no idea. Probably 6 feet or so.
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Play Uno.
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around? Go shopping, drop something off, or just do something on her computer.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Best mother.
11. What is your mom really good at?   Baking.
12. What is your mom not very good at?   Not working for an entire day.
13. What does your mom do for a job? She’s a mom.
14. What is your mom’s favorite food? I do not know. Pizza?
15. What makes you proud of your mom? For being a good mother.
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?   I can’t think of anybody that really actually fits it, but the closest I can think of right now is Hermione.
17. What do you and your mom do together? Play games, talk, do this.
18. How are you and your mom the same? We look alike, we’re both very kind, we do not want to hurt even an ant.
19. How are you and your mom different? She’s older than me and she knows more. Much more.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? She says it out loud, she shows it, a lot. She says she doesn’t like being mean to us and would like to give us more free time.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? A lot of things. I cannot even start. He’s a very good person and he loves her.
22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go? To her parents’ house.
23. How old was your Mom when you were born? Were you 21?

Kathryn (6)

1. What is something mom always says to you? Let’s check your blood sugar.
2. What makes mom happy? When we clean our rooms and listen to what our Mom and Dad says.
3. What makes mom sad? That we don’t clean our rooms.
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Making funny faces.
5. What was your mom like as a child? I don’t know. (no guess)
   (later) Played a lot.
6. How old is your mom? 31
7. How tall is your mom? I don’t know, some of these questions are really hard. You go in three feet. (swimming pool)
8. What is her favorite thing to do? To nap.
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around? I really don’t know about some of these questions! :(
   She helps Jonathan with his school work.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? You’re famous as being a mom. My mom would be famous making hair.
11. What is your mom really good at? Helping me take shots.
12. What is your mom not very good at? You have problems making pancakes.
13. What does your mom do for a job? Be a mom.
14. What is your mom’s favorite food? Maybe it’s Pirate’s Booty.
15. What makes you proud of your mom?   I don’t know if you get any awards or something. (Awards would make her proud of me.)
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be? The only thing that I can think about is a Mom.
17. What do you and your mom do together? Doing finger pokes and shots.
18. How are you and your mom the same? I like Pirate Booty and you like Pirate Booty.
19. How are you and your mom different? We’re not in the same [bed]rooms.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?  By taking care of me when my blood sugar is low or high.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?    The only thing in my head is you like your dad.
22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?  I don’t know, you didn’t tell me.
23. How old was your Mom when you were born?  I don’t know, I was little!

Abigail (3)

1. What is something mom always says to you? I say to my Mom, “Mom, what do I wear for Sunday?”
   “Is it time to go to the swimming pool?” “No.” (That last was “my” answer back to her.)
2. What makes mom happy? Cleaning the house.
3. What makes mom sad? Not cleaning the house.
4. How does your mom make you laugh? She makes me funny that she does want Emma to paint my nails. And I choose purple nail polish with sparkles. And… why is Kathryn crying, Mom? And someone make Kathryn mad because she’s mad at everybody. (Kathryn was mad that Abigail wasn’t answering the question properly.)
5. What was your mom like as a child? Uh, a baby! A baby named Aaron.
6. How old is your mom?   Uh, I don’t know. I don’t know what numbers when you were older.
7. How tall is your mom? Tall. I just said tall.
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Clean the house when the kids ignoring her.
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around? Clean the house.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Uh, paint the nails.
11. What is your mom really good at? Um, at her computer that’s black.
12. What is your mom not very good at? She bes mad that her kids not clean the house.
13. What does your mom do for a job? Uh, clean her room.
14. What is your mom’s favorite food? Eggs.
15. What makes you proud of your mom? Uh… eating eggs. That makes my mom proud of.
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?  Uh… Merida?
17. What do you and your mom do together?  Uh… put on my costume. Tomorrow. Is that what your mom’s good at helping? My mom.
18. How are you and your mom the same?    Uh… eating eggs.
19. How are you and your mom different?  Uh… wearing clothing. Like swimming clothes with goggles.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?  Uh, hugging.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?  Uh… playing Minecraft when Dad give me Minecraft.
    You don’t play Minecraft. That would be silly!
    Getting married.
22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?    Uh, Publix.
23. How old was your Mom when you were born?  Uh, a baby?
    

Much to my children’s disappointment, I did not give Aaron the interview.  His answers would have mostly consisted of “mama” since that is about all he says right now.  :D