20 Questions

Question: What is something mom always says to you?

Destroy: "Don't be mean to Search or you have to get a time-out."

Mom's response: I guess it's more common than I thought.

Question: What makes mom happy?

Destroy: "Hold on, I have to type my address. 1776. What? Oh, when I help Mom wash dishes."

Mom's response: Yes. Especially when it's voluntary.

Question: What makes mom sad?

Destroy: "When I don't listen to you."

Mom's response: Hold on, I forgot to take my Prozac. Because I'd be CHRONICALLY DEPRESSED.

Question: How does mom make you laugh?

Destroy: "Be crazy. Like 'whatdaydya het!'."

Mom's response: There's a reason I'm never on home videos.

Question: What was mom like as a child?

Destroy: "You liked to pick flowers for your mom."

Mom's response: yeah, probably from our own yard.

Question: How old is your mom?

Destroy: "27."

Mom's response: I'm glad someone remembers.

Question: How tall is your mom?

Destroy: "40 inches. Is it 40 inches?"

Mom's response: My Mom the Midget. That's me.

Question: What is her favorite thing to do?

Destroy: "Eat cookies. Chocolate chip cookies."

Mom's response: Ok, where are the hidden cameras? I only make them and eat them after he's in bed!

Question: What does your mom do when you're not around?

Destroy: "Get stuff ready for a meeting."

Mom's response: Sad, but true.

Question: If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

Destroy: "She would be Wonderwoman. Or Supergirl. Or Spidergirl."

Mom's response: Crossfit: the exercise program of superheros everywhere.

Question: What is your mom really good at?

Destroy: "Playing Mario Cart. But Daddy's better than you. Type that in too."

Mom's response: Nah, I'd say we're about even.

Question: What is your mom not very good at?

Destroy: "Can't do guitar hero very well."

Mom's response: You'd think with all my years of piano... Alas, 'tis not so.

Question: What does your mom do for her job?

Destroy: "Keep an eye on us so we don't get lost."

Mom's response: Hope I don't go blind. I'd be worthless. Would I qualify for Disability?

Question: What is your mom's favorite food?

Destroy: "Cookies. And you know what your favorite dinner is? You would love Dinos. If you taste them, you'll love them. (Search adds, 'green beans!') And you know what your favorite restaurant is? Taco Bell."

Mom's response: My child is fixated on food.

Question: What makes you proud of your mom?

Destroy: "Getting something down for me upstairs. Like if I wanted something that I wouldn't hurt Search with and I promised not to hurt him."

Mom's response: Guess I'm not a midget after all.

Question:If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

Destroy: "You would work in a truck."

Mom's response: Yeah, he doesn't quite know what a cartoon character is.

Question: What do you and your mom do together?

Destroy: "Type in that Search just kicked me. We like to play games. Like Sorry."

Mom's response: Yeah, like "You'll be sorry if you dump that out again!" Just kidding. We do play a lot of games.

Question: How are you and your mom the same?

Destroy: "If we're wearing the same shirt. And we both both like to play croquet outside when the grasshoppers are out."

Mom's response: Sheesh, I always seem to get our shirts mixed up in the laundry :) And by

grasshoppers I'm pretty sure he means chiggers. Which is why we own gallons of repellent.

Question: How are you and your mom different?

Destroy: "If we're wearing different shirts."

Mom's response: He's a literal kind of kid. I'd like to add that my menu consists of more than just three items.

Question: How do you know your mom loves you?

Destroy: "When you take me to Wendy's to eat. For lunch and for dinner."

Mom's response: Like I said. My kid is fixated on food. And he's also very clever. Now he knows that for me to show my love to him I have to take him out to eat. Well, I can show him other forms of love. Like swirlies and wet willies :)

We tag: Brandon, Dragonfly and Sophie.