Boys' Answers to Some Important Questions

Some friends did this on facebook and I thought it was pretty funny! I asked each of our boys these questions and their responses follow:

1. What is something mom always says to you?
A: Help around the house. I don’t want to be your slave.
E: I love you.
S: I don’t know.

2. What makes mom happy?
A: Playing on her laptop all day.
E: We make you happy.
S: I don’t know.

3. What makes mom sad?
A: She gets sad when she can’t go to yoga.
E: People waking you up when you’re sleeping.
S: I don’t know…

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
A: You never make me laugh, Mom.
E: You just say “Hi” and then I laugh.
S: she tickles me (finally an answer from Silas)

5. What was your mom like as a child?
A: a girl
E: a wise girl
S: I don’t know

6. How old is your mom?
A: 34 (correct)
E: 65
S: I don’t know

7. How tall is your mom?
A: 7 feet
E: 9 feet
S: 44

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
A: play on her laptop
E: play with her children
S: I don’t know

9. What does your mom do when you're not here?
A: she cleans up a lot of stuff and she gets bored
E: she cleans up messes
S: hang around (an answer again!)

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
A: she’ll be famous after she becomes a cleaning companion and gets lots of money
E: you’ll be rich if you’re famous
S: I don’t know

11. What is your mom really good at?
A: cleaning the house
E: helping her children get ready for school
S: (no answer, mouth full of food)

12. What is your mom not very good at?
A: not cleaning
B: she’s not good at eating pepperoni
C: (mouth still full of food)

13. What does your mom do for a job?
A: go on her laptop (also true)
E: help her children, buy stuff
S: (burp)

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
A: way too healthy stuff
E: oranges
S: green food

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
A: for cleaning up after me (he's laughing hysterically because every answer has to do with cleaning)
E: dancing makes me proud of you
S: (eating cookie)

16. If your mom were a TV character, who would she be?
A: Barnacle Girl
E: Mighty Mom
S: (dancing with cookie)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
A: We make dinner.
E: We play together.
S: Be the best team!

18. How are you and your mom the same?
A: We have the same hair.
E: We’re both a child of God.
S: We’re in the car. (?)

19. How are you and your mom different?
A: You’re a woman and I’m a boy.
E: You’re big and I’m small.
S: Hmmm?

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
A: She’s cleaning up after me.
E: Because she says “I love you.”
S: no response

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
A: Making you more money. (nope)
E: He builds you stuff. (nice, but not my top answer)
S: Says, “woah woah” while dancing. (?)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
A: Yoga and bookclub.
E: yoga.
S: The Park.

Now go ahead Moms, interview your child and see what they have to say about you!