{"id":7718,"date":"2019-01-27T10:29:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T16:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2019-01-27T10:31:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T16:31:57","slug":"from-the-mouths-of-babes-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/holden\/from-the-mouths-of-babes-january-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"From the mouths of babes: January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theogeo\/46843152912\/in\/dateposted\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7856\/46843152912_2fec1a2113_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9140\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Without any prompting, ask your child these questions and write down EXACTLY what they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holden, 7 years old:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What is something mom always says to you? Bonk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. What makes mom happy? \u00a0Flushing the toilet and wiping my butt and washing my hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. What makes mom sad? When I call you stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. How does your mom make you laugh? You fart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. What was your mom like as a child? I think you were like me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. How old is your mom? 38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. How tall is your mom? Really tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. What is her favorite thing to do? Say \u201cbonk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. What does your mom do when you\u2019re not around? Sometimes play The Sims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Playing rock \u2018n\u2019 roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. What is your mom really good at? You\u2019re really good at playing The Sims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. What is your mom not very good at? Not really good at seeing when you don\u2019t have your glasses on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. What does your mom do for a job? Say the F word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. What is your mom\u2019s favorite food? I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. What makes you proud of your mom? When she hugs me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. If your mom were a character, who would she be? I think she would be a princess *mischievous cackle* even though she doesn\u2019t like princesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. What do you and your mom do together? Play The Sims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. How are you and your mom the same? We have the same skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. How are you and your mom different? I don\u2019t have long hair and she does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. How do you know your mom loves you? When she says \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21. What does your mom like most about your step-dad? That he\u2019s your wife. I mean husband. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22. Where is your mom\u2019s favorite place to go? To the arcade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23. How old was your Mom when you were born? \u00a030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past answers: <a href=\"http:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/holden\/from-the-mouths-of-babes-january-2018\/\">2018<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without any prompting, ask your child these questions and write down EXACTLY what they say. Holden, 7 years old: 1. What is something mom always says to you? Bonk. 2. What makes mom happy? \u00a0Flushing the toilet and wiping my butt and washing my hands. 3. What makes mom sad? When I call you stupid. 4. How does your mom make you laugh? You fart. 5. What was your mom like as a child? 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