I stole this from Ginger's blog. I was so surprised by how willing Gillen and Jesse were to be interviewed. And then, their answers! I hope you get a chance to do this with your kids.
1. What is something your mom always says to you?
Gillen: I love you
Jesse: Do you want to go on a walk with Tuki and I?
2. What makes your mom happy?
G: Doing art together
J: When we do things together
3. What makes your mom sad?
G: when we don’t even want to try something
J: When we aren’t a man of our word.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
G: By dancing
J: By singing
5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child?
G:play with friends and watch “Saturday Night Live”
J: play with friends
6. How old is your mom?
G: 44
J: 45
7. How tall is your mom?
Jesse:5” 3”
Gillen: 5’ 8”
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
G: Write and finish a book
J: Art and watch “Grey’s Anatomy”
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
G: clean the house
J: write a book
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
G: Being an actor
J: Being a celloist (interviewer's note - I have yet to touch the cello)
11. What is your mom really good at?
G: Everything
J: Being an unschooler
12. What is your mom not very good at?
G: hunting
J: singing
13. What does your mom do for her job?
G: nothing
J: Unschooling
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
G: Lemon tart with fresh blackberries
J: Creme Brulee
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
G: That she can take really good pictures
J: That she gives me freedom to decide things
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
G: Elastigirl, Popeye
J: Jen in Sixteen
17. What do you and your mom do together?
G: Art, photography
J: eat
18. How are you and your mom the same?
G: we both love the spring and to take pictures of flowers
J: we both like string instruments
19. How are you and your mom different?
G: I like to hunt and don’t like board games anymore
J: I don’t care how I write and she does care about her handwriting
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
J:Trust me, you can tell!
G: She says it everyday and she is very kind
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
G: That he is bald and that he is Belgian
J: That he is papa and a farmer
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
G: Home
J: somewhere she’s never been
Whenever I'm in a funk, I am going to remember that I AM Elastigirl and that I have a son who believes that I will be great at the cello.
and don't we all love a good bald man? :)
ReplyDeleteOh Lord...this was too much. Absolutely loved it. I think I will try it with my kids as well. What insight into their minds!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, that was great :)
ReplyDeleteand gotta agree with the bald ;)
This is just the best thing every. Truly. Love it, love it, love it. Those boys are awesome. And so is their mama :)
ReplyDeleteYes, we love the bald men!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading what your precious ones think. And you should feel great reading it!
I like the Elastagirl. That is priceless. I don't think Kade even thought about 6Teen - he loves that show, too!
Thank you for posting yours.
Misses.
I love this! I'm so going to make Logan do this. Very unschooly of me huh? LOL.
ReplyDeleteFantastic, the contrast between the kids' answers: so funny and touching.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
This was so awesome I had to do it too. I'm such a follower. ;)
ReplyDeleteAs I was leaving a comment on Che and Fidel, I noticed your name which happens to be mine as well. I couldn't help but click and was pleasantly surprised to find that you also unschool. I plan to unschool my little one and am quickly devouring as many of John Holt's books as I can.
ReplyDeleteThe answers your kids gave are priceless. I normally don't wish my little guy to be any older than he is, but I'd so love to hear his answers.
Maddie, I LOVE this! Did they write down their answers, or did they tell them to you?
ReplyDeleteI typed their answers as they told them to me.
ReplyDeleteI did this with my kids and added questions for them to answer about their dad too. I had a good time with it and will treasure their answers.
ReplyDeleteGerky
http://homefrontlines.blogspot.com/2009/03/interviews.html