How Patrick Sees Us

Without any prompting I asked Patrick the following questions and wrote down his responses. Patrick is 5-1/2 and tonight was pretty focused on finishing his lollipop and getting ready for bed, but we made it through.

• What is something dad always says to you? “Bedtime is at 6:30.”
• What makes dad happy? “Building Legos.”
• What makes dad sad? “That I’m being bad.”
• How does your dad make you laugh? “Tickle me.”
• What was your dad like as a child? “Built lots of Legos.”
• How old is your dad? “39.”
• How tall is your dad? “As tall as a giraffe’s neck.”
• What is dad’s favorite thing to do? “Build Legos.”
• What does your dad do when you’re not around? “Watch TV.”
• If your dad becomes famous, what will it be for? “I don’t know.”
• What is your dad really good at? “Building Legos.”
• What is your dad not very good at? “Vacuuming.”
• What does your dad do for a job? “Give the cat food.”
• What is your dad’s favorite food? “Tacos.”
• What makes you proud of your dad? “That you have no hair.”
• If your dad were a character, who would he be? “Donald Duck.”
• What do you and your dad do together? “Fill the bird feeder.”
• How are you and your dad the same? “We’re boys.”
• How are you and your dad different? “I have hair and you don’t.”
• How do you know your dad loves you? “Because you buy me toys.”
• Where is your dad’s favorite place to go? “A restaurant.”
• How old was your dad when you were born? “25.”

And, answers about Sherree:

• What is something mom always says to you? “She doesn’t say please.”
• What makes mom happy? “I do good stuff.”
• What makes mom sad? “That I’m being bad.”
• How does your mom make you laugh? “Tickle me.”
• What was your mom like as a child? “Play games.”
• How old is your mom? “26. No, 36.”
• How tall is your mom? “Almost as tall as a giraffe’s neck.”
• What is her favorite thing to do? “Go scrapbooking.”
• What does your mom do when you’re not around? “Fold clothes.”
• If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? “I don’t know what famous means.”
• What is your mom really good at? “Folding clothes.”
• What is your mom not very good at? “Catching dolphins.”
• What does your mom do for a job? “Watch a kid.”
• What is your mom’s favorite food? “Cookies.”
• What makes you proud of your mom? “That she buys me toys.”
• If your mom were a character, who would she be? “Minnie Mouse.”
• What do you and your mom do together? “Go to Lake Compounce.”
• How are you and your mom the same? “We both have white skin.”
• How are you and your mom different? “Mom’s hair is longer than mine.”
• How do you know your mom loves you? “Because she buys me new socks.”
• Where is your mom’s favorite place to go? “For a walk. For a nature walk.”
• How old was your Mom when you were born? “86.” (Sherree had walked in at this point, so I’m not sure if his answer was to try to be funny.)