An Interview with our five and a half year old

When your son is 5 and a half, don't forget the half.  It's important.

A friend of mine showed me these questions that she had asked her son, so I sat down and asked Kai to answer them...no prompting was allowed which means that awkward waiting silence did ensue at times.  At other times there was zero hesitation.  

Here are the Qs and As.

Me:  What is something I always say to you? 

Kai:  Hmmm, this is harder than I expected...

Me: (Thinking, "Oh no...what do I always say?  Is it going to be something bad?!)

Kai:  I love you!

Me: (Aww...Phewf!)

Me:  What is something that makes me happy?

Kai: When I'm nice to my brother.

Me:  What is something that makes me sad?

Kai: When I hurt my brother.

Me: How do I make you laugh?

Kai: Tickling me.

Me: What was I like as a child?

Kai:  I don't know!  Hmmm, sneaky?

Me: (Well, now you know where you get it from I guess.)

Me: How old am I?

Kai: 23...no 33.

Me: How tall am I?

Kai: 40 feet.

Me: What is my favorite thing to do?

Kai: Read to me.

Me: What do I do when you're not around?

Kai: Sleep.

Me: (I wish.)

Me: If I become famous, what will it be for?

Kai: Because your son is famous and you'll learn from him and then you'll be famous too!

Me: What am I really good at?

Kai: Eating dessert.

Me: (Very true.)

Me: What am I not very good at?

Kai: Doing handstands.
Me: (Also true.)

Me: What do I do for a job?

Kai: Take care of me.

Me: What is my favorite food?

Kai: Desserts.  All of your teeth are sweet teeth.

Me: (Wow, this kid knows me so well.)

Me: What makes you proud of me?

Kai: For washing and polishing my micro machines.

Me: (Wow, it's so easy to impress a 5 1/2 year old.)

Me: If I was a character, who would I be?

Kai: I don't know.

Me: What do we do together?

Kai: Play with Anders.

Me: How are we the same?

Kai: I don't know because I'm a boy and you're a girl! Maybe because we both eat lots of desserts.

Me: (Ok, enough with the desserts!)

Me: How are we different?

Kai: Because you're a girl and I'm a boy.

Me: How do you know I love you?

Kai: Because I'm special.

Me: (You really are buddy.)

Me: Where is my favorite place to go?

Kai: Dessert places.

Me: (Really?!  Ok, maybe you speak the truth.)

Me: How old was I when you were born?

Kai: I don't know.  Twenty?

Oh my!!  This made me laugh, as well as realize that my life is apparently far too focused on desserts.

Love you Kai-bo!