All About Mothers according to kids

Happy Mother's Day!

I found this booklet our church congregation gave to all the mothers back in 2004 with funny answers from lots of Primary children to the following questions. I'm mostly focusing on my kids' answers but I'll share a few other funny answers too. (Not all families were featured on every question in the booklet.)

Why did Heavenly Father give us Mothers?

"We are spirits up in Heaven and we come down in our mother's stomach," Everett (5)

"Because we love them very much," Susanna (3)

"So they could tell us what to do," Garrett (9)

"Because he loves us and we need someone to take care of us," Lincoln (7)

How does a Mom learn to be a Mom?

"By being a Mom," Jan (11)

"They don't really learn," Courtney

What was your mother like before she was a Mom?

"Just like me but she could snap her fingers," Kiersten

"Who knows," Sam

What should Moms do in their spare time?

"Sleep," Everett

"Help me practice my handstands," Sequoyah

What does your mom say over and over to you?

"I love you," (#1 answer)

"Go in time-out," Sam

"I wanna see pajamas on when you come upstairs," Riley

"To practice my violin," Lincoln

What happens when your Mom turns 50?

"I dunno," Garrett

"She has a birthday," Jamison

What is your Mom really Good at?

"Everything," Genny

"Going on raw," Jared

"Swimming," Susanna

What is the Strangest thing about your mom?

"She likes the house clean," Genny

"She likes zucchini," Gunnar

"She only likes clean rooms," Annie

What do you think about your mom's cooking?

"I think it's sometimes bad," Riley

"Great!" (#1 answer)

"It's good but unusual," Michelle

What is your Mom's greatest weakness?

"She's not a very good-what do you call those one people that fix cars-mechanic. She burns her hand," Nicole

"She's not very good at buying butter, cause I like plain butter," Marcie

"Going off RAW," Jared

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