What I learned today.

So Facebook has a bunch of little "things" to write on, talk about and generally reflect or be narcissistic. For the most part, I ignore them. Yes, it is interesting to read about people and the fascinating things in their lives, but I hate posting a big list of stuff about me. I'm just not that "into" me...I'd rather hear about other people. However, one that was floating around was a series of questions to ask your children. Now that I'll do. And I learned a lot today. Here's the interview. Each question has 4 answers arranged youngest to oldest: Little Dude, Mighty Man, Monkey Boy, Little Miss.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Don’t put your feet and fingers in your mouth, right mommy?

If you need help doing something, you can ask for help.

I love you.

Brush your hair.

2. What makes mom happy?
When I don’t put my feet and my fingers in my mouth.

If you clean up every single day.
Me doing my school work.

Spending time with me.

3. What makes mom sad?
Putting my fingers and my foots in my mouth. That makes you sad, mommy.
If you don’t clean up all the toys and all the magnatiles every single day.

Me not doing my school work.

When we don’t love you back.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickling me!

By tickling me!
By tickling me!

You tickle me!

5. What was your mom like as a child?
You were like toys.

I don’t know.

I still am a child. You? I don’t know what you were like as a child.

I have no idea!

6. How old is your mom?
Five? Are you five mommy? How old are you again? Are you firdy five?

I forgot. Sixteen?

Thirty five.

You’re thirty five, almost 36.

7. How tall is your mom?
You are so big mommy, but I am so ‘mall.

A little tall.

I don’t know. How tall are you?

64 ½ inches.

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Play Mater’s National?
Watch movies and play with magnatiles.

Playing Spider.

Spend time with us.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Play work? I don’t know. What do you do mommy?

Uh…go wild!

How would I know? I don’t know what you do when I’m not around.

You relax!

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

I don’t know!

You would be famous for being the best mommy.

Probably for being the best mom in the world.

11. What is your mom really good at?
Working and doing school. And reading me books.

Helping me read and helping me build a bunch of ideas.

You’re really good at Mario Kart! You’re good at being fun and being nice.

You’re really good at helping me do my math.

12. What is your mom not very good at?

You are not very good at driving the car.

You’re not very good at chopping off sticks and cleaning the floor.

You’re not really that good at Mario Kart. But sometimes you can beat Mighty Man.

Playing Mario Karts.

13. What does your mom do for a job?
You do school.

You vacuum.

You do school with us.

You watch us.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Cereal.
Whisper it to me, I don’t remember. Meat?

Cheesecake!

Ramen Noodle soup.

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Um. You don’t have gas.
That you give me hugs and kisses.

How nice you are.

You’re a really good mom.

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

You would be Tinker Bell, because I like her!

Bambi, because he’s cute.

You would be Kanga.

17. What do you and your mom do together?
We do school together. We do the reading a whole bunch together. Can I draw a maze on my big book?
We help doing things right.

We do school together and go on rides at Disneyland.

We snuggle.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
We’re boys! But you are a girl, mommy. And I am a boy and daddy is a boy. And Little Miss is a girl too and Mighty Man and Monkey Boy and daddy are boys.

Our feet are the same.

We both are in the same family.

Our hair is the same color.

19. How are you and your mom different?

You are a girl and I am a boy. (whew! I'm so glad he figured that out, lol!)
The sizes of our feet are different.

We are both different people.

We have different personalities.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because I know. Because you are makin’ sandwiches and macaroni and cheese and hamburgers and cereal and milk!

Because I do good things and we have connected brains. That’s how I know.

Because you say you love me.

Because you do things for me.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Lovin’ each other. Like kisses.
That he helps you every single day.

You like how much he loves you.

You like that he’s a good dad.

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

You like to do to the zoo and go to Disneyland.

Disneyland!

You like to go to the Birch Aquarium.

Disneyland!

What I learned from interviewing our children: That I don’t have gas, I’m a terrible driver (who knew?), I'm nice but I suck at Mario Kart, I’m really good at “doing school,” my housekeeping skills are lacking, we have lots of tickle fights, I’m the best mom in the world and I’m married to one terrific husband. Oh, and I like to go to Disneyland. And for the record? A good steak followed up by cheesecake is my ideal meal.