Interview with a four year old

Published this on Facebook, but thought it was cute enough to share here:

Kate, age 4
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Um, um… 'no'

2. What makes mom happy?
Not being naughty

3. What makes mom sad?
When you break things

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
I can’t remember. Oh wait!  Mommy makes me laugh when she is tickling me

5. What did your mom like to do as a child?
Go to school

6. How old is your mom?
Can’t remember. Oh I see! 4.

7. How tall is your mom?
Taller (puts her hands up over her head)

“I am getting quite good at this” (no problem with self confidence)

8. What is her favourite thing to watch on TV?
Cricket

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Work

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I can’t remember.  (Doesn’t know what ‘famous’ means)

11. What is your mom really good at?
Going to work. 

Ok, what else is mom good at? (worried how bad that sounds)
Also working

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Not staying with us at school

13. What does your mom do for her job?
I can’t think what the answer is.  Oh, wait!  Talking to people.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Pies (I never eat pies!), Macaroni (hate the stuff),

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Being happy

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Ceebabies

17. What do you and your mom do together?
We play, we go in the car together

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Same red tops, same hair, our feet

19. How are you and your mom different?
When you are crosser and crosser and crosser

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
So much.  Because.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Your husband

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

Adam, age 4

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Um, I don’t know

2. What makes mom happy?
Not cross

3. What makes mom sad?
When she is cross

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
I don’t know

5. What did your mom like to do as a child?
Watch ceebabies

6. How old is your mom?
4

7. How tall is your mom?
Five. you very big

8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
ceebeebees

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
go to work

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don’t know  (Doesn’t know what ‘famous’ means)

11. What is your mom really good at?
Nothing (pronounced ‘nuggink’)

12. What is your mom not very good at?
being naughty

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Nothing (nuggink)

14. What is your mom's favourite food?
Spaghetti (not true)

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
nothing (nuggink)

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Lightening McQueen

17. What do you and your mom do together?
hug

18. How are you and your mom the same?
both have a bum

19. How are you and your mom different?
I don’t know, ask me something else

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
hug

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Kapow!

No, don’t be silly, answer the question!
Kapow!

Adam!
Nothing (nuggink)

22. Where is your mom's favourite place to go?
Jimmy Jungle or Deer Park (um, those are HIS favorite places to go, not mine!)

Can’t believe how much easier it was with Kate than it was with Adam. It was like getting blood out of stone with him!  Typical male.  Kate is telling me to ask her more questions!   Bit worried though at how much 'work' I seem to be doing all the time!  I am clearly scarring my kids for life. 

If you have kids, I would love to read your interview.  Post a link in the comments section.

Comments

[Jackie Kruger]

Interview with my daughter Hannah aged 8 - thought would give it a whirl as the work thing comes up a lot in my house too :-)

1. Don't open the gate to strangers.

2. I make you happy mom (how sweet)

3. When I don't listen.

4. Mom you always tell funny jokes.

5. Well, you liked to play tennis.

6. You are 36

7. How am I supposed to know MOM.

8. Grey's Anatomy

9. Work

10. This is a tricky one she first says then I don't know.

11. At being a mom (how sweet)

12. Don't know

13. Don't know - just that you busy

14. Don't know

15. You are always there and always keep your promises and you never let us down (that almost made me cry)

16. Kim possible because she saves the world and you save people

17. We play tennis together

18. We both like to sing

19. We look different, we have different coloured eyes

20. The way she hugs me

21. I don't know

22. It's is between Wangthai and Steffanie's Place

Now for Stephanie the 13 year old

1. I am proud of you and I love you

2. All of us being together

3. When we argue

4. When you tell a funny joke

5. She liked to do all sorts of sports

6. 36

7. The same height as me, maybe just a bit taller

8. Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal

9. Work or study or go for drinks with her friends

10. Healing people

11. Everything

12. Squash

13. She is a holistic healer

14. Thai food and sushi

15. I guess everything

16. I don't know cartoon characters (guess which of my kids watches way too much tv)

17. Talk or we go shopping and have special mom and daughter breakfasts on saturdays

18. We look alike

19. I don't know

20. Because she always tells me that she loves me and she cares for me and hugs me

21. Ummm, well I'm not too sure but his sense of humour maybe, like everything :-)

22. Erinvale (not really my fav place must be honest)

Well there you have it, good for a laugh actually, thanks was a good thing to do.

[missie]

I was relieved to hear that both you and Adam have bums. :)

[Kristin]

Love things like this. I remember doing something like this when my oldest was about 5. I interviewed him about his dad and printed and framed the results for Father's Day.

[Michelle]

My 8 year old also answered by saying HER favorite foods, and then realized she "has no idea" what mine are. Kids are so self-centered! But it was better than my friend's interview with her 15 year old, who answered that his mom was good at "making me angry", that whatever makes her laugh he "hasn't discovered it yet" and that she spends her time "sleeping".

[Julie]

Cute! ... I did these with my 4 a couple 2-3 weeks ago.

http://multipleblessings.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/all-about-mommy/
http://multipleblessings.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/all-about-daddy/

[Lindsay]

Classic. Sarah is too young to be interviewed BUT as a teacher, it's ALWAYS easier to get "things" out of girls- 95% of girls LOVE to talk and about 5% of boys like to talk!! So funny- if there's are problem at school, I always try and find a girl who saw what happened. I'll get a detailed report from a girl and I'll get the bare facts from a boy! Love them both though!!

[Adi]

Lightning McQueen... lol. You know, that could catch on?

[Lise]

Answers from daughter Ellen, age 11

1. What is something mom always says to you? - I love you.
2. What makes mom happy? - When I don't argue!
3. What makes mom sad? - When I argue!
4. How does your mom make you laugh? - Tickle me
5. What was your mom like as a child? - I don't know.
6. How old is your mom - 47 and a half
7. How tall is your mom? - 5'6"
8. What is her favorite thing to do? - watch tv
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? - I have no idea.
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? - a singer or something else (???)
11. What is your mom really good at? - typing on the computer really fast
12. What is your mom not very good at?- cheerleading
13. What does your mom do for a job?- She handles annoying 8th graders.
14.What is your mom's favorite food? - Chinese
15. What makes you proud of your mom? - that she handles 8th graders and is still alive
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? - Wonder Woman
17. What do you and your mom do together? - go shopping
18. How are you and your mom the same? - We like to sing.
19. How are you and your mom different? - I'm taller than her and I'm 11.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? - She always tells me that she loves me and hugs me and kisses me.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? - that he is nice
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go - to get a massage

[melissa]

"both have a bum" ... hilarious but oh so true and wise! :o)

[Jeanette]

Oh LOL!! That's hilarious!
I'm so very very glad that you both have bums!!

[melissa]

Im with you on scarring your kids for life. I currently work third shift and my kids like to tell everyone (teachers too) that all mommy does is sleep all day. The looks I get when conferences come around are priceless. My kids are 7 and 6 by the way.

Im hoping they realize one of these days that we do more than work/sleep. :)

-melissa

[Cindy]

Answers from daughter age 9

1. What is something mom always says to you? Clean your room.
2. What makes mom happy? Presents and hugs
3. What makes mom sad? fighting kids
4. How does your mom make you laugh? tickling me
5. What was your mom like as a child? I don't know.
6. How old is your mom? 37
7. How tall is your mom? How am I supposed to know?
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Play with me and Sam.
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Teach
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
teaching
11. What is your mom really good at? Teaching
12. What is your mom not very good at? nothing
13. What does your mom do for a job? Teaches first grade.
14.What is your mom's favorite food? shrimp
15. What makes you proud of your mom? She takes really good care of me and Sam.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? - I don;t know any cartoon characters.
17. What do you and your mom do together? shop
18. How are you and your mom the same? we have messy rooms.
19. How are you and your mom different? I am only nine.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she loves me.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? he is nice.
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? Spaghetti factory

[Tam]

This is a fun post! Here's the answers by my 4 year old son "Will".

1. What is something your Mom always say to you? "Bird, she calls me bird" (Little bird is a nickname)
2. What makes Mom happy? "when I say nice words"
3. What makes Mom sad"? "when I say bad words ~ poopy"
4. What did Mom do as a child? I don't know? I know, she brings me a milkshake."
5.
6. How old is Mom? "41?" "My dad is 41"
7. What is your Mom's favorite thing on TV? "Harry Potter" .... "Lord of the rings"
9. What does Mom do when you are not around? "When I'm not around you do art...& fart & poo" (oh my! )
10. If your Mom becomes famous what will it be for? "making art for customers"
11. What is Mom good at? "good at art"
12. What is Mom not good at? "not good at writing"
13. What does Mom do for her job? "makes art"
14. What's mom's favorite food? "what's your favorite food? ...crackers?"
15. What makes you proud of your Mom? "tickling you"
16. If your Mom was a cartoon charcter who would she be? ""Harry Potter"
17. What do you & your Mom do together? "We go ice skating & tap class together"
18. How are you & your Mom the same? "we're not the same because your eyes are blue & mine are hazel!"
19. How are you & your Mom different? See above ~ geez!
20. How do you know your Mom loves you? "because you kiss me"
21. What does your Mom like most about your Dad? "I don't know"
22. Where is your Mom's favorite place to go? "to the store?"

Thanks T this was fun & very enlightening! Tam

[Melany]

Mine's here: http://supermom.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/interviews/#comments

[cat]

Oh this is cute - I will give it a try over the weekend.

[Kez]

This is from my son aged 3yrs 3mths - which is why some of them don't make a lot of sense :)

1. What is something your Mom always say to you? "Goes up high in an aeroplane"
2. What makes Mom happy? "A plane"
3. What makes Mom sad? "When I go swimming"
4. What did Mom do as a child? "Kick"
5. What was Mom like as a child? "Big and strong"
6. How old is Mom? "4"
7. What is your Mom's favorite thing on TV? "JJ" (His name for the Australian version of The Biggest Loser)
8. What is her favourite thing to do? "This" (Jumps up and down)
9. What does Mom do when you are not around? "Sleeps"
10. If your Mom becomes famous what will it be for? He didn't understand the question
11. What is Mom good at? No answer
12. What is Mom not good at? No answer
13. What does Mom do for her job? "I don't know"
14. What's mom's favorite food? "Don't know"
15. What makes you proud of your Mom? "Me"
16. If your Mom was a cartoon charcter who would she be? "Mummydad"
17. What do you & your Mom do together? "Get the Christmas tree out"
18. How are you & your Mom the same? "Jumping"
19. How are you & your Mom different? "Jumping"
20. How do you know your Mom loves you? "I love you!"
21. What does your Mom like most about your Dad? "A present"
22. Where is your Mom's favorite place to go? "Coffee place"

He was spot on for 2, 7, 9 and 22.

This is so cute!

[Julie]

I did this on facebook last week - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/note.php?note_id=58004428737&id=701845120&index=0

Note - I don't like the gym as much as they say I do. :P

[Ally]

This reminded me to post this on my blog - I did it on Facebook last month!

http://allyo.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/interview-with-a-4-year-old/

[lynn]

Interview with daughter, 3.5yo

1. What is something mom always says to you?
I don't know. Lunch?
[asked again] I love you.

2. What makes mom happy?
a hug

3. What makes mom sad?
no hug?

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickle. And also play tag. I know how to play tag. You push someone's tummy, then run away so they don't catch you. And if they catch you, they slap you on the belly and say tag you it. And if you don't get tagged ever, you win. If you get tagged lots of times, you lose. That's the rules for tag. Okay?

5. What did your mom like to do as a child?
Play with me.

6. How old is your mom?
A little bit old.

7. How tall is your mom?
A grown up.

8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
Grown-up shows.

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

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
What famous mean?

11. What is your mom really good at?
Bridge. [Anything else?] Playing tag?

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Tickling. Cause I always run away.

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Computer.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
All the food. Matzah?

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Giving me things.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
on TV. A character from a movie.

17. What do you and your mom do together?
I don't know. Hug?

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Of hair. [Anything else?] Are we the same shirts?

19. How are you and your mom different?
Our shirts. Our shoes. Why you go around the house with shoes on? You track mud. You gonna track mud all over my beautiful living room.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because I'm expra. Expra means good at doing stuff. Good at catching your dreams. Catching what you tell me.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
That you're his wife.

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

[Carrie Jo]

These answers cracked me up! I love how most of the 4 year-olds think you're the same age as them.

[Coral]

BUMS!! HA HA!!

XXX

[villagepig]

I tried but at just under 3 we didn't get anything vaguelly intelligable. Except for the fact that Lighting McQueen (pronounced ing-queen) features highly, along with 'kapow', 'float like a cadallac, steam like a beaver' (should be sting like a beamer) and 'we god ourselves a nooooodder'.

Clearly the boys all absorb car related movies even when they're equally exposed to alternatives! ;-)

Amy

[Michelle]

I did this a couple of weeks ago on Facebook too. It was interesting...

What your child says about you? Amelia - Age 6 (first set of answers) and Trent - Age 8 (second set of answers).

1. What is something Mom always says to you?
"I love you!!"
"Your hair is atrocious and clean up your room!”

2. What makes Mom happy?
"When I say, “I love you more than the whole entire world and the universe.”"
"When I get really good reports at school. And when I help my sister"

3. What makes Mom sad?
"When Trent slammed the door on her finger."
"When I torture Amelia. When I get bad behavior reports at school."

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
"By saying funny jokes."
"By tickling me and telling me something funny. And dancing in the car to music."

5. What was your mom like as a child?
"A little pretty girl that looks just like me, with brown pretty hair and very little."
"Very nice and very comfortable."

6. How old is your mom?
"Right now? 45."
"I think 44."

7. How tall is your mom?
"I don’t know! 40 inches?."
"I’m not sure. Maybe, like, six feet?”

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
"Play with me, her daughter."
"Have fun with us."

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
"Kiss daddy and have fun."
"I think she runs errands and cleans the house."

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
"Being a mom."
"Being the best mom in the world."

11. What is your mom really good at?
"She’s good at catching balls."
"She’s really good at helping us and that’s all I can think of."

12. What is your mom not very good at?
"Fixing the computer if it breaks."
"Um, doing the splits like Amelia."

13. What does your mom do for a job?
"She works with Daddy and helps him at work."
"She helps goDaddy.com which is dad’s company."

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
"Sushi."
"Whatever we like and what Papa makes."

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
"The pictures she takes of our family and the yearbook."
"She’s a very capable and good mom that could do anything like Spiderman."

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
"Mickey Mouse only since she’s not a mouse, she’d be Mickey the Mom."
"Mickey Mouse."

17. What do you and your mom do together?
"I love when we play quietly together without Trent or daddy."
"Really fun things and really bad things, like grounding me."

18. How are you and your mom the same?
"We both have long hair and bangs and earrings and rings. And we both like to laugh."
"We are both in the same family and we like the same things."

19. How are you and your mom different?
"Mom is much bigger than me and she wears lipstick. And she always wears her necklace with baby handprints and our names are engraved on the back."
"She’s a girl and I’m a boy. We have different sexual organs."

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
"Because she’s my mother and she tells me she loves me alllllll day long.”
"She gives me hugs and kisses and cookies. She takes me out when I’m really good."

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
"He’s her husband and he loves her a lot."
"He’s a very handsome and kind person."

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
"Home.”
“Hawaii and Cabo San Lucas”

[Lisa]

My b/g twins are about 6 months younger than yours... I didn't even bother to post my son's quiz because his answers made no sense at all! Glad to see that mine aren't the only ones so VASTLY different in their cooperation with this quiz. Ha!

Link to my daughter's quiz: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/note.php?note_id=55361979095

[Sheridan]

Ha! I'm not the only one to get lots of "I don't knows" from my son!

http://chaletgirl.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/interview-with-a-3yrs-11mth-old-boy/

[Wenchy]

Here is mine

http://thenocturnalwench.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/to-be-on-a-quest-is-nothing-more-or-less-than-to-become-an-asker-of-questions/

[May]

Better late than never: my son's two cents: http://mysupernormallife.blogspot.com/2009/03/another-interview-with-four-year-old.html