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questions from billy_
Posted by Slowplum
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6/18/2003 06:24:00 AM
1. What's the best and worst thing about having kids?
Best thing: The way they make you see the world differently. The unexpected hugs. The crazy artwork that's supposed to be "you, mummy!" Seeing their sleepy smiles as you tell them a story before bed. The way they make your heart so full it spills over. Their laughter.
Worst thing: Loss of privacy. Inability to just pick up and go (it literally takes no less than 20 minutes to get out the door with them). Knowing that sometimes they will get hurt and you can't fix it. Being afraid for them (there's a lot in that big scary world to be afraid of).
Those are just some things off the top of my head.
2. If money and job and kids and anything, etc wasn't an issue, where would you want to live? (Or put another way, where would you want to retire to, if you had no cares in the world?)
I would travel. I would travel all over the place. But my roots would be exactly where I am right now. I like where I live. I just wish I could travel more. Wandering spirit, I s'pose...
3. What's the stupidest stereotype you're encountered about Canadians?
Oh, man, there are so many! I get the "say aboot" and the "eh" one a lot. Or once I saw some people from down south come up in PARKAS in the middle of august thinking that they'd encounter all kinds of snow and shite. I think the one that bugs me the most is the "America Lite" title given to our Country. It's ignorant. I tend to just let it fall off my shoulders though, because hey, every country encounters people who believe the stereotypes. I don't think it's necessarily exclusive to Canada.
4. If the world were to end tomorrow, how would you spend tonight?
It would depend on whether I knew the world was going to end or not. ;) I always have a tough time answering a question like this, because I really don't know what I'd do. A lot of things would seem pretty pointless. I'd let my kids eat all kinds of goodies and not go to bed and do all that stuff that they think I don't let them do because I'm mean old mommy. More or less what I would do wouldn't matter so much as who I would do it with. I'd be with my family. Family is pretty important to me, because growing up it was the only stable part of my life. Everything else was constantly changing (we moved a lot) or traumatic (I've had a lot of crap to deal with).
5. What's your perfect/favorite meal?
Hmmm. This is another tough question. I'm not really a play favorites type, but today the answer to that would be, a rare steak (bloody), baked potato, lots of veggies on the side. A greek salad. Maybe caesar. Tall glass of wine. Some tiramisu for dessert. Something that makes me pat my tummy and purr like a kitten when I'm done. And a nap afterward.
My favorite meal of the day is dinner, because that is wind down from work time, and "tell me what you did today" time with the kids. They tell some pretty crazy stories sometimes.
This five questions thing is fun! Who wants questions from me? Or who has some for me?
Best thing: The way they make you see the world differently. The unexpected hugs. The crazy artwork that's supposed to be "you, mummy!" Seeing their sleepy smiles as you tell them a story before bed. The way they make your heart so full it spills over. Their laughter.
Worst thing: Loss of privacy. Inability to just pick up and go (it literally takes no less than 20 minutes to get out the door with them). Knowing that sometimes they will get hurt and you can't fix it. Being afraid for them (there's a lot in that big scary world to be afraid of).
Those are just some things off the top of my head.
2. If money and job and kids and anything, etc wasn't an issue, where would you want to live? (Or put another way, where would you want to retire to, if you had no cares in the world?)
I would travel. I would travel all over the place. But my roots would be exactly where I am right now. I like where I live. I just wish I could travel more. Wandering spirit, I s'pose...
3. What's the stupidest stereotype you're encountered about Canadians?
Oh, man, there are so many! I get the "say aboot" and the "eh" one a lot. Or once I saw some people from down south come up in PARKAS in the middle of august thinking that they'd encounter all kinds of snow and shite. I think the one that bugs me the most is the "America Lite" title given to our Country. It's ignorant. I tend to just let it fall off my shoulders though, because hey, every country encounters people who believe the stereotypes. I don't think it's necessarily exclusive to Canada.
4. If the world were to end tomorrow, how would you spend tonight?
It would depend on whether I knew the world was going to end or not. ;) I always have a tough time answering a question like this, because I really don't know what I'd do. A lot of things would seem pretty pointless. I'd let my kids eat all kinds of goodies and not go to bed and do all that stuff that they think I don't let them do because I'm mean old mommy. More or less what I would do wouldn't matter so much as who I would do it with. I'd be with my family. Family is pretty important to me, because growing up it was the only stable part of my life. Everything else was constantly changing (we moved a lot) or traumatic (I've had a lot of crap to deal with).
5. What's your perfect/favorite meal?
Hmmm. This is another tough question. I'm not really a play favorites type, but today the answer to that would be, a rare steak (bloody), baked potato, lots of veggies on the side. A greek salad. Maybe caesar. Tall glass of wine. Some tiramisu for dessert. Something that makes me pat my tummy and purr like a kitten when I'm done. And a nap afterward.
My favorite meal of the day is dinner, because that is wind down from work time, and "tell me what you did today" time with the kids. They tell some pretty crazy stories sometimes.
This five questions thing is fun! Who wants questions from me? Or who has some for me?