I Asked, They Answered - Questions for my Kids

Have you seen this thing going around Facebook? 

"Without any prompting, ask your kids these questions . . . . "

Then, of course, it is followed by a list of questions you are supposed to copy and paste into your status with your kids' answers. 

It was blowing up my Facebook feed last week. I read several of them and scrolled past several others. I admit, I was curious how my own kids might answer the questions, but also a little terrified. Kids are brutally honest and you just never know what they will say. It might be warm and fuzzy; it might be funny; or it might be pretty hard to swallow! 

Then, one night while we were snowed in, I sat on the couch reading a book and my hubby sat beside me scrolling through Facebook on his phone. As my oldest daughter walked through the room, he stopped her and started asking her the questions! Her answers for him were not too bad, so I decided to ask all three girls the questions myself!

Me- asking Rachel, 13
1. What is something I always say to you?  Relax
2. What makes me happy? Us not fighting.
3. What makes me sad? Us fighting.
4. How do I make you laugh? When you yell at other drivers on the road.
5. What was I like as a child? Cute, small, probably kinda girly.
6. How old am I? 38
7. How tall am I? 5'8" 
8. What is my favorite thing to do? Write and blog
9. What do I do when you're not around? Cook, clean, write, and work.
10. What am I really good at? Writing and grammar and all that stuff.
11. What am I not very good at? Math.
12. What do I do for a job? Interim Associate of Children's Ministries
13. What is my favorite food? Dessert
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? Shopping (as long as my sisters don't go).

Me asking Emily, age 8
1. What is something I always say to you? I Love you
2. What makes me happy? When Rachel, Megan, & me clean up and don't argue.
3. What makes me sad? When I don't eat something for dinner (because she doesn't like what I cooked).
4. How do I make you laugh? (Through uncontrollable giggles) Because you told Megan to tie up her boobs!"  (Explanation - While the girls and I were out shopping on our fourth snow day last week, I told Megan to tie up her BOOTS as we got out of the car. She misheard me and thought I said BOOBS! The girls thought it was hilarious!)
5. What was I like as a child? You were happy and you had a brother.
6. How old am I? 38
7. How tall am I? I don't know! 
8. What is my favorite thing to do? Probably write on your blog.
9. What do I do when you're not around? If I'm not around, how do I know?  (Always has a wisecrack her sleeve!)
10. What am I really good at? Taking care of Rachel, Megan, and me when Daddy's not home.
11. What am I not very good at? I don't know. You're good at everything.
12. What do I do for a job? You work part time at church.
13. What is my favorite food? Probably chicken.
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? I enjoy laughing with you!

Me asking Megan, 11
1. What is something I always say to you? If you can't say something nice, don't say anything.
2. What makes me happy? Me and Rachel and Emily not fighting. And Daddy, and family, and the color purple.
3. What makes me sad? Me and Rachel fighting. That time we thought Rachel was lost but she was really just down the road.
4. How do I make you laugh? You say something weird like "Tie up your boobs," (see above for explanation) or tickling me.
5. What was I like as a child? I have no clue. Probably goofy and fun.
6. How old am I? 38
7. How tall am I? 5'9"
8. What is my favorite thing to do? Blog
9. What do I do when you're not around? Blog, order groceries, do laundry, go to work at church.
10. What am I really good at? Cooking and being a mom.
11. What am I not very good at? Being a father! Ha! 
12. What do I do for a job? Work at church and be a mom. 
13. What is my favorite food? Shrimp? Oh yeah, that coconut shrimp!
14. What do you enjoy doing with me? Shopping, cooking, joking around.

Are you brave enough to ask your kids these 14 questions? #1Word @TheGoldenSpoons

This really was a fun experiment! It made me realize that things I think go unnoticed really don't. It also made me laugh. None of them knew my correct height (5'7") and they were all very hesitant to name something I'm not very good at - I think they thought it would hurt my feelings. It's also funny to hear the things they remember that I had almost forgotten. For instance, Megan saying my favorite food is shrimp. I actually don't like seafood much at all - but, the last time we went to one of our favorite restaurants at the beach I was disappointed because their coconut shrimp that I do like had been removed from the menu. Out of all the meals we eat together, that's what she remembered! 

Give it a try with your kids and see what they have to say about you! 

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This post was part of the One Word Blog Linkup hosted by, Janine of Confessions of a Mommyaholic and me! This month, the word prompt choices were Honest, Perfect, and Curious. 

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