Interview the kids meme

Seen all around the internet and facebook (My comments in parentheses)


1. What is something your mom always says to you?
Rose (11): I'm not sure
Skye (9): Stop fighting with your sister
Jane (newly 6): "Go and..."
Batty: I love you (awwww...)

2. What makes your mom happy?
Rose: Chocolate
Skye: Us not fighting
Jane: A box full of oreos...well actually, being loved (I love this child!) :)
Batty: Loving

3. What makes your mom sad?
Rose: Grumpy kids
Skye: Us fighting
Jane: Having all her kids not listen to her
Batty: When you get nothing

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Rose: She says something funny or ridiculous
Skye: I don't know. She doesn't do it a lot.
Jane: Saying silly stuff
Batty: By putting your hand out of the kitchen door

5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child?
Rose: I have no idea, she never talked to me. She danced.
Skye: I don't know, play with her doll?
Jane: Watch one of her favorite shows
Batty: Nothing

6. How old is your mom?
Rose: 40
Skye: 40
Jane: 40 (pronounced 4-D)
Batty: 40 (I just turned 40 so they remember)

7. How tall is your mom?
Rose: Somewhere around five feet and a few inches
Skye: 4 foot 11 inches
Jane: Six or five feet
Batty: SO tall

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Rose: Be on the computer
Skye: Have alone time
Jane: Spend time with us (I love this child!)
Batty: play the computer

9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
Rose: I don't know, I'm not around! Blog about bad stuff about me.
Skye: Nurse Jeffrey, clean the house
Jane: Take care of the baby
Batty: Nothing

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Rose: Something like the best babysitter in the world. You have a lot of kids, you'd be good at that.
Skye: Being the best mom with five kids, four girls and one boy. 'Cause there's nothing else you really do
Jane: Nothing.
Batty: Being happy


11. What is your mom really good at?
Rose: Seeing things behind her back (LOL!)
Skye: Nursing babies
Jane: Taking care of us
Batty: Typing (she was watching me type)


12. What is your mom not very good at?
Rose: Getting Batty to obey her
Skye: Anything other than taking care of a family. Except eating, she's good at eating.
Jane: Treat us like a good mother (hmmmm...thinking of revoking my "favorite child" card, LOL)
Batty: not good at sports

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Rose: Sitting around eating chocolate on the computer. Just kidding. (She admitted she can't put the real thing into words)
Skye: Take care of the family
Jane: Take care of us
Batty: work

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?
Rose: Chocolate
Skye: Chocolate
Jane: Chocolate
Batty: food

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Rose: She can really make me feel good sometimes
Skye: She's my mom
Jane: doing something well, very well
Batty: you

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Rose: I don't remember the names of the people or comics. You know the one with the family and the girl that looks realistic? (We figured out it was Sally Forth)
Skye: I don't know (I think she gave up at this point...she hates to be wrong and needs very concrete easy to answer questions)
Jane: Florence Nightengale (from Amazing Hero Classics video) (OK, she can have her card back)
Batty: herself

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Rose: Go food shopping
Skye: *shrugs*
Jane: math games
Batty: play

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Rose: Our eyes
Skye: *wide eyes* ummmm, next time they should make this easier.
Jane: our hair
Batty: when we wear the same clothes

19. How are you and your mom different?
Rose: I have a different shape
Skye: *crickets chirping*
Jane: size and voice tone
Batty: When our clothes don't match

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Rose: The tone of her voice
Skye: That's hard.
Jane: When she's very happy with me around
Batty: Because I know you

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Rose: He gets her oreos even if they are not on sale. He ONLY buys what's on sale, so that's a lot.
Skye: I don't know.
Jane: He's helpful, helps around the house
Batty: how loving

22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
Rose: Away from us. ( :( )
Skye: I don't know. This is hard.
Jane: out in a place where there is nature
Batty: the park