{"id":7927,"date":"2020-02-16T18:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/?p=7927"},"modified":"2020-02-16T18:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:12:28","slug":"from-the-mouths-of-babes-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/holden\/from-the-mouths-of-babes-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"From the mouths of babes: February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theogeo\/49502909476\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"IMG_4401\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/49502909476_f49f0c47e4_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"IMG_4401\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\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, 8 years old:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What is something mom always says to you? <em>Sweetie bear.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. What makes mom happy? \u00a0<em>When I do my homework really fast.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. What makes mom sad? <em>When I say cuss words. Or when I call her stupid.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. How does your mom make you laugh? <em>You give me the tickle tackle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. What was your mom like as a child? <em>Poor?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. How old is your mom? <em>38.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. How tall is your mom? <em>220?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. What is her favorite thing to do? <em>Dance to &#8220;Shake It Off.&#8221; I&#8217;m doing some really stupid damn answers right now. I mean dumb answers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. What does your mom do when you\u2019re not around? <em>Probably play with my two puppies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? <em>The president.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. What is your mom really good at? <em>Doing the booty bump. And Richard is good at doing the booty bump.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. What is your mom not very good at? <em>Doing somersaults.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. What does your mom do for a job? <em>Do assignments at home and work, and painting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. What is your mom\u2019s favorite food? <em>Let me guess. Lasagnas!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. What makes you proud of your mom? <em>When she gives me my favorite pasta. No. When you strike me out in baseball.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. If your mom were a character, who would she be? <em>You&#8217;d probably be your favorite character in Star Wars. I forgot her name.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. What do you and your mom do together? <em>Cut that one. I don&#8217;t want to do it. (After prodding.) We play World of Warcraft!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. How are you and your mom the same? <em>We both have the same color of hair.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. How are you and your mom different? <em>We don&#8217;t have the same color of eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. How do you know your mom loves you? <em>She smooches me every night. How many questions are there?!?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21. What does your mom like most about your step-dad? <em>Smooching him on the lip.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22. Where is your mom\u2019s favorite place to go? <em>Olive Garden.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23. How old was your Mom when you were born? \u00a0<em>29.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past answers:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/holden\/from-the-mouths-of-babes-january-2019\/\">2019<\/a>, <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, 8 years old: 1. What is something mom always says to you? Sweetie bear. 2. 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