Getting to Know Them

I found a questionnaire I thought would be fun to have the kids answer.  Answers in pink belong to daughter and answers in blue belong to son. 

1.  At what age is a person an adult? Why do you think so?

19 years old because they don't live with parents
18 years old because that's everyone has told me

2.  If could change one rule that your family has, what would you change?

later bedtimes
I'm pretty satisfied with everything right now.

3.  What is something that makes your family special?

We love everybody.
The way we do things differently from other families.  

4.  Of all the things you are learning, what do you think will be the most useful when you are an adult?

Reading
Being a Christian

5.  Are you a good friend? Why do you think so?

Yes, because I'm nice and help friends if they need help.
Yes, because I care for my friends.

6.  How would the world be different if animals could talk?

You could understand them and it would be lot noisier.
It would probably be a lot less animals and more guns.

7.  Would you cheat on a test if you knew you would not get caught? Why or why not?

No, it's not the right thing to do.
No, it's wrong and I need to get the fair grade that I deserve.

8.  If you could grow up to be famous, what would you want to be famous for?

Being good with dogs or babies.
... maybe acting

9.  If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?

Pick on bubba
Pull pranks

10.  What is the best gift you have ever given? Why was it so special?

Jetta because she's crazy and smart.
The LEGO tumbler because it was really detailed and big.

11.  What is the hardest thing about being a kid?

Not being able to drive
Obeying rules

12.  If you were a teacher and the kids in your class would not listen to you, what would you do?

I would take them to the principal or call their mom and dad and tell them they are not behaving.
I'd "drill sergeant" them, if one of them does something wrong, they all get punished.

13.  Where is your favorite place in the world?


At home.
Disney World, that place was awesome!

14.  If you could give one gift to every single child in the world, what gift would you give?

A puppy
A Bible in their translation

15.  If you could travel back in time three years and visit your younger self, what advice would you give yourself?

I would tell myself to not be as naughty.
I would tell myself to just stay on the path you're going on because you're doing good so far.

16.  What five words do you think most describe you?

awesome, sweet, nice, helpful, listener
awesome, kind, black-belt, fast, honest

17.  If you could invent something that would make life easier for people, what would you invent?

Jetboots
Teleporter 

18.  When was a time that you felt lucky?

When I found $10 in my jeans pocket.
Winning dodgeball in p.e.

19.  What do you think would be the hardest thing about being blind?

Building LEGOs
Learning how to move around and reading braille.

20.  If you could make one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what rule would you make? Why?

You have to adopt one puppy or more, unless you are allergic to them then you have to adopt something OR be kind to one another.

Not wage war against each other.

I completely enjoyed doing this questionnaire with the kids.  I should do this every year with them.  I would love to see if their answers change and what the new answers would be.  

Most of their answers didn't surprise me. However, I was a little surprised about my son saying he would like to be famous for acting because he doesn't like to be on stage at all, except for tae kwon do.  I was also surprised my son wouldn't change any family rules, especially since he said obeying the rules was the hardest part about being a kid.  

I was not surprised at all about my daughter wanting everyone in the world to adopt a puppy.  It was amusing that my daughter would tell her younger self to not be so naughty.  

Also, I gave the kids a short test to see what was their love language.  The five love languages are quality time, physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service and receiving gifts.  I was surprised that my daughter's primary love language is physical touch.  She loves hugs and sitting in my lap, but I thought it would be quality time.  Whenever daddy's out of town, she sleeps with me.  Her leg is always draped over me or she snugged up against me.  Her secondary love language is words of affirmation.  Her last love language was receiving gifts.  My son's primary love language is acts of service.  His secondary love language is words of affirmation and his last love language is physical touch.  

I wonder if these will change over time.  It was very enlightening.  I need to make sure I am telling my kids that appreciate them more.  I don't want to give them a false sense of accomplishment, but I want to make sure they know when I think they've done a good job or have worked hard complete a project.   I think most people tend to give love in the way they like to receive it.  It's only natural.  I have realized that my kids are different from me and from each other.  I would like to make sure I can find ways to show my kids love in their love language.  

What do you do to get to know your kids better?