Our new Mother’s Day tradition
Last year I picked up this idea from somewhere on the internet – to interview my boys about me as a mom, and Mother’s Day is a good occasion for that. Check out my boys’ responses from last year: https://www.facebook.com/notes/fig-tree-photography/how-well-do-your-children-know-you/449355071750896. We decided to make it our Mother’s Day tradition, so this year I created my own questions. Some of my boys’ answers are hilarious; others will tell you a lot about me, about them and about our family.
I began the interview with my youngest boy – Simon (7 years old), then my middle boy – Rafal (10), and finished up with my oldest – Mikolaj (13). They were eager to do this with me, and didn’t share their answers with each other. Check it out:
- Why did God create your mom?
- S – To have kids
- R – For her to be a good mom
- M – In order to put her on Earth
- How did He create her?
- S – Beautiful
- R – Normally
- M – Magic
- Is she talented in something?
- S – Yeah! She’s best in Monopoly
- R – Yeah! In jokes
- M – Cooking
- How old is she?
- S – 34
- R – 36
- M – 31
- What kind of a little girl was your mom?
- S – Happy
- R – Bad little girl
- M – A tomboy
- If you could change one thing about your mom – what would it be?
- S – She would be better in puzzles
- R – For her to always agree with us
- M – Be more interested in computers
- What has your mom taught you?
- S – Division
- R – How to read in Polish
- M – That’s a very good question…
- What’s the fastest way to make your mom angry?
- S – Play video games in her room
- R – Disagree with her husband and yell at him
- M – Fight with each other
- What do you like the most about your mom?
- S – She is very funny
- R – She makes good food
- M – She can cook
- What’s your mom’s favorite game to play?
- S – Monopoly
- R – Monopoly
- M – Monopoly
- What kind of music does she like to listen to?
- S – Elmo?
- R – Salsa and Classical Music
- M – Many different styles
- What’s something your mom always says to you?
- S – “Clean up your wardrobe”
- R – “Eat your broccoli” and “NO, you can’t play video games now!”
- M – “Study your Spanish”
- What’s the difference between your mom and dad?
- S – She is a girl and he is a boy
- R – Dad is mean and mom isn’t
- M – My dad is techie but mom is more old style
- Why did your mom marry your dad?
- S – Because he asked her
- R – Because they liked each other
- M – I really have no idea
- Is there something she doesn’t like to do? What is it?
- S – She does not like to go to the store
- R – Play video games
- M – Exercise
- What do you like to do with your mom?
- S – Reading books
- R – Play video games
- M – Do something crazy
- Do you think she is special? Why?
- S – YES, because God made her special
- R – YES, she makes good food
- M – YES, she is small, for one
- What your mom likes to do for fun?
- S – Make funny faces and laugh at everything
- R – Goof around and joke
- M – Rest
- If you could buy her anything in the world as a gift, what would it be?
- S – Another baby boy
- R – Ruben’s house
- M – A couch, because there is no place she can travel to, that’s fun right now
I think it’s a great idea to try with your own kids; with younger kids it’s going to be even funnier. Aren’t you curious about how you look in the eyes of your own children? I’d love to hear from you!
How fun! I’m definitely doing it with my kids this week :)
What a great idea. I think that I will write this down and do this for my daycare parents for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day every year. I think this is something that they can keep as a great memory. Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea, I will have to keep this in mind for next year:)
What a fun thing to do (and I love the pic). I have four ages 25, 20, 14, and 5 and I think this would be sooo soo sooo fun!