Psalms 127:3 (New Living Translation)
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

Intro:

This week we continue with shaking things up a bit. Children are often so pure in what they say. There is no sugar coating it, they just say it as they see it. Their thoughts can make us laugh, touch our hearts and open our eyes.

Assignment:

This week are going to do an “Interview With Mom” and post it to your blog. There are a list of questions below to interview your children with. Feel free to add your own questions or remove any question you don’t want to use. You will then ask your children the questions and post the answers that they give you.

This was a fun assignment for me to do. I was amazed at how accurate my kids’ answers were. It also gave me some insight into who they perceive me to be. I showed me what things I seem to emphasize. I called my oldest also for this assignment because I was curious what his answers would be. We had a funny conversation, especially about the first question. I changed the one about how old I am because they all know how old I am. Here are their answers.

WHAT DOES MOM ALWAYS SAY TO YOU?
22-year old son: Hey, it’s your mother.
15-year old son: Do your chores.
Daughter: Do your schoolwork.

WHAT MAKES MOM HAPPY?
22-year old son: Good kids.
15-year old son: When people do their schoolwork right.
Daughter: When things get done right and we don’t mess up.

WHAT MAKES MOM SAD?
22-year old son: A sappy movie.
15-year old son: When people do not do their work when they can.
Daughter: When we don’t do things right or when her computer stops working.

HOW DOES MOM MAKE YOU LAUGH?
22-year old son: Makes me look on the brighter side of things.
15-year old son: Her silly dances.
Daughter: When she makes goofy sounds.

HOW OLD DOES MOM ACT?
22-year old son: 30
15-year old son: 30
Daughter: 25

HOW TALL IS MOM?
22-year old son: 5’8”
15-year old son: 5’8”
Daughter: don’t know

WHAT DOES MOM LIKE TO DO?
22-year old son: blog
15-year old son: work on her computer
Daughter: computer

WHAT IS MOM’S JOB?
22-year old son: She is a store administrator/marketing person/whatever else they give her to do.
15-year old son: She is associated with some magazine.
Daughter: Something, she gets paid.

WHAT IS MOM’S FAVORITE FOOD?
22-year old son: Veal Parmaginia.
15-year old son: Spaghetti with veal.
Daughter: Italian food.

HOW DO YOU KNOW MOM LOVES YOU?
22-year old son: She’s mom.
15-year old son: She puts up with all the stupid, annoying things we do
Daughter: She doesn’t kill me.