Back in 2009 when my Jordan and Ava were five, and three I conducted the following interview. Again, I sat down in 2010 and asked my youngest at the time (who was then three three) the same questions. Today I sit down again to do the same. Jordan is eight; Ava is seven; Olivia is five and Chloe is two.
1. What is something I always say to you?
THEN:
J: Uh....Girly's be quiet in the morning.
A: I love you.
O: Livi, It's lunch time!
NOW:
J: I love you
A: Clean up your room.
O: Clean up!
2. What makes me happy?
THEN:
J: When we be good.
A: When I snuggle you and Kiss you.
O: Um, Mommy, I love you.
NOW:
J: When I'm good
A: Me tickling you.
O: If, um, I tickle you.
3. What makes me sad?
THEN:
J: If we don't listen.
A: If you make me shout to you.
O: Mommy, I don't like you.
NOW
J: When I don't follow the rules
A: When I DON'T tickle you.
O: When it rains.
4. How do I make you laugh?
THEN:
J: If you call us "skweeber bird" or "Jordie bug".
A: Um...If you say a funny joke.
O: Um...Said "I Love You" and I said hahahahahahaha.
NOW:
J: When you joke around.
A: By tickling ME.
O: By, um, being funny!
5. What do you think I was like as a child?
THEN:
J: You doing um....I don't know....I don't know what my answer would be...um...listening to your parents very good.
A: I think a barbie.
O: Um...a bunny
NOW:
J: Smart.
A: Playful
O: You had curly hair.
6. How old am I?
THEN:
J: ummm *tapping her cheek with her finger* 96?
A: UH...I don't know.
O: I don't know.
NOW:
J: 35
A: you're 35?
O: 25. Wait, are you 25?
7. How tall am I?
THEN:
J: um....as taller than us.
A: Uh this tall *Shows me with her thumb and pointer*
O: Taller than Jordan.
NOW:
J: 5 foot six
A: I don't know what that is!
O: Um...5 feet tall.
8. What is my favorite thing to do?
THEN:
J: Uh....watch us be good.
A: uh...uh...doing the dishes?
O: Clean up.
NOW:
J: Sing
A: Go on the computer.
O: Go on your guitar.
9. What do I do when you're not around?
THEN:
J: Uh...sit down and watch TV.
A: Uh...Just have to keep on looking.
O: Um, Say, Move out of the way sweetheart.
NOW:
J: Clean
A: Clean
O: You clean the dishes.
10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
THEN:
J: when are we done? um...making the greatest pictures.
A: For a fashion show.
O: Mmmm...butterflies?
NOW:
J: Singing
A: Being a TV star.
O: Um it would be that you are a singer.
11. What am I really good at?
THEN:
J: Um...Being a good mom.
A: Uh...doing yoga poses.
O: Clean up.
NOW:
J: Playing guitar
A: Guitar.
O: Playing your guitar.
12. What am I not really good at?
THEN:
J: Um...trying to be the best runner than daddy.
A: oh...I don't know...just tell me.
O: Clean up Kingston's Poopy (Kingston is our dog)
NOW:
J: let me think that one's a little hard...nothing!
A: Dancing.
O: Cartwheels.
13. What is my job?
THEN:
J: um...to keep the house clean.
A: uh...read a book.
O: I don't know! Clean up?
NOW:
J: A stay at home mom
A: your job is to be a mommy
O: To take care of kids.
14. What is my favorite food?
THEN:
J: Um...Salmon.
A: is it pasta?
O: Spaghettios
NOW:
J: Salmon, maybe. I don't know.
A: You like a whole bunch of food. Ribs.
O: Um...steak?
15. What makes you proud of me?
THEN:
J: by taking care of us.
A: If I go pee on the potty.
O: Clean up!
NOW:
J: Being a mom of four kids.
A: Uh I have no idea what that means. I have no idea how to answer that.
O: When you let us do something fun.
16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
THEN:
J : Um...I don't know...Sandy from Spongebob?
A: A fashion model.
O: A princess!
NOW:
J: I need to think...that's so hard...Phineas and Ferb's mom. Really you're not like it but you're a mom so it connects.
A: Strawberry Shortcake
O: Belle.
17. What do you and I do together?
THEN:
J: Play with each other.
A: Make a happy valentine.
O: Clean up.
NOW:
J: Play Monopoly.
A: We Snuggle.
O. We tickle each other.
18. How are we the same?
THEN:
J: By loving each other the same way.
A: Just tell me.
O: We have brown hair and brown eyes, the same nose, the same mouth, and the same head. Do we have the same head, Momma?
NOW:
J: We both like to read.
A: We both have glasses
O: We have the same hair, the same eyes and the same nose.
19. How are you and I different?
THEN:
J: From doing the different sports and we like different things.
A: We are wearing different clothes.
O: I don't know.
NOW:
J: I'm flexible and you are not really.
A: We don't have the same hair color.
O: We both don't have a dance shirt.
20. How do you know that I love you?
THEN:
J: Giving hugs and kisses
A: Because I said you're the best mommy in the whole wide world.
O: Cause I look like a princess.
NOW:
J: You give us kisses all the time and you say it.
A: You kiss me.
O: 'Cause you give me huggies.
21. Where is my favorite place to go?
THEN:
J: To the grocery store.
A: Uh...to church.
O: To the Eagle's Nest. (The grocery store play center)
NOW:
J: Book Club.
A: I don't know.
O: To Chinese?
When I asked Chloe (2) if she wanted to answer, she said, "No. I'm doing sumpin'" Oh, well. Maybe next year!
It is kind of enlightening to hear what your kids think of you! And I've enjoyed revisiting their old answers and seeing how they've changed (or haven't). Feel free to use the questions to conduct your own interviews and if you do sit down with your kids be sure to leave a link so that I can read your answers or feel free to leave an answer or two in the comments!
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Love this list of questions and their responses. I am going to try to get my 7 year old to answer them. I'll have to catch "him" in the right mood ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just scrolled back up. Their then and now pictures are so cute! The baby still has her cheeks ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh, this is such fun! I need to do this with mine!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know that I did the interview ;-) http://kenyagjohnson.com/blog/2012/10/8/do-tell-yada-yada-yada
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