In honor of
Mother's Day, I put together a little Mother’s Day Survey.
I want to share the answers at our Mother’s Day gathering at journey church next Sunday.
Take a minute and give me your answers.
Also feel free to forward the link to your friends for their input.
I’ll post the results next week or you can join us Sunday, May 10
th 4:30 p.m. at journey church.
Thanks in advance!
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom?
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together?
3. What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? Have you ever used it with your kids?
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom?
5. What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you?
Thanks again for your help. I'll give you my answers in my next post.
9 comments:
Here is an email response from a friend in Arizona:
Hi Dennis, I just read your blog.....here are my replies (in CAPS):
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom? CAROL BRADY (BRADY BUNCH) OR MRS. CUNNINGHAM (HAPPY DAYS)
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together? EVERY NIGHT
3. What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? Have you ever used it with your kids? "THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED" (THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OF AND IT WAS DARK IN THE KITCHEN SO I THINK I REALLY THOUGHT SHE MEANT THAT LITERALLY)....AND YES, I SOMETIMES CATCH MYSELF SAYING (OR AT LEAST THINKING) THE SAME THING
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom? HAVING COOKIES (OR A SNACK) AFTER SCHOOL IN THE DEN WITH HER.
5. What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you? YOUR SIBLINGS SHOULD BE YOUR BEST FRIENDS AND YOU SHOULD TREAT THEM AS SUCH.
Another email response:
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom? Annie Camden -Seventh Heaven
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together? every night, at 5:15
3. What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? "Close the refrigerator door! We're not trying to cool the whole world." Have you ever used it with your kids? yes
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom? Mother, my sister, and I loved playing board games. Sorry! was one of our favorites.
5. What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you? I didn't like this lesson at the time, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. I had gotten into a big argument with one of my best friends, and after listening to my side of the story in detail, Mother told me to go look into the full-length mirror. She told me to consider the person looking back at me. She went on to say that I should consider what I could have done or said differently in order to make the afternoon with my friend end on a good note. It came as a blow to me that Mother didn't automatically "take my side", but I still think of that day when I had to admit that everything wouldn't always go my way, and that I needed to think of the other guy--not just myself.
Hey Denny,
I love stuff like this so, I will be happy to abecome a part of the blogworld!
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom? Olivia Walton. She worked hard, loved her family,her parents lived with her, but most of all, I loved that house!
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together? Every Night at 4:30. Just as soon as my dad walked through the door from work.
3. What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? Have you ever used it with your kids? "Don't break the cocoa poat!" We had my great-grandmothers cocoa pot on the mantle and when someone would begin to horse around in the living room, she would always say that to us. I haven't had to say that to my kids because I don't posess the "Cocoa Pot"!
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom?
When I was in elementary school, mom would have to drop my older sister off for school earlier than my brother and I so, after dropping her off, mom would take us on a ride, through the surrounding neighborhoods, until it was time for us to go to school. We spent a lot of time reading to her and talking with each other.
5. What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you? That I could do or be anything I wanted to be.
Hmmm, let's see....
1.) My favorite TV moms when I was a kid would have to have been Clair Huxtable and Carol Brady.
2.) We ate dinner together every night.
3.) Favorite "momilies" - "Wait 'til your dad gets home." It was not my favorite at the time of course, but looking back now it makes me laugh because I do tend to use it on my kids!
4.) I remember her taking me to my activities everyday. I either had gymnastics or softball and we spent a lot of time in the car together driving to those things.
5.) One important lesson my mom taught me was that when I work on something, I should give it my all. I shouldn't half-do something just to get it done. She also did a great job preparing me for the "real world" by making sure I knew how to cook and clean and do laundry. At the time I didn't like those lessons, but when I left home I was glad I knew how to do those things!
1. Clair Huxtable and Marge Simpson (you have to have humor if your married to a Homer)
2. all but Saturday...mom's day off
3. "you know your rights but do you know your responsibilities" Yes I've told my kids this.
4. sitting around the kitchen table talking... you could always find mom at the table with her Bible and a cup of coffee. It was always relaxing and inviting to just share whatever the subject was that day
5. Nothing is more important than my personal relationship with Jesus Christ, treat others as you would want to be treated, and as a girl if you want to play sports then walk like a lady. (that was her one requirement when I signed up to play basketball)
Here's a few more email responses:
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom? My favorite tv mom was Mrs. Brady.
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together? My dad worked nights and my grandmother babysat us. When my mom came home from work to pick us up we all ate supper together with my grandparents.
3.What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? Have you ever used it with your kids? I'm counting to three. Yes, I have used this many many times on my children.
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom? My mom used to take us to the movies quite a bit. We also used to go to a little ice cream place called Dutch Mill (they are no longer around) for a sweet treat.
5.What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you? The most important lesson my mom taught me was how to be independent. She always said you never know what will happen in life and you may need to take care of yourself.
AND...
1) carol brady 2) every night 3) you better give your heart to God because your butt belongs to me 4) next question please 5 ) live a clean life and laugh often
Email response...
1. When you were a child, who was your favorite TV mom? Mrs. Brady (Brady Bunch)
2. How many times a week growing up did you eat supper together? 7 nights a week
3. What is one of your favorite “momilies” (as my mom used to say)? "If Johnny jumped off a
cliff, would you?" (Usual response to citing my friends as a proof point for why I should
be allowed to do something.)
Have you ever used it with your kids? Yes
4. What’s one “everyday” fun thing you remember doing with you mom? Meals together
(Conversation, laughter, etc...)
5. What important lesson(s) did your mom teach you? 1) Be a constant learner; 2)Not
everyone is going to like you; 3) Value variety and change
Thanks for
1. I grew up in a home that was fixated with the Andy Griffith Show... and wouldn't you know it... it was a story about a single Dad.
2. It was pretty much the norm... especially in summers when we cooked out nearly every night.
3. My mom was the great listener and encourager... but I don't remember any momilies.
4. I remember my mom taking me out to lunch at McDonalds on the way to pre-school. And the first time I ate my own
5. My mom taught me the value of listening and having someone in your corner. She was always for us and would listen to our point of view.
1. Shirley Partridge - she was just so cool!
2. Every night at 5:15, as soon as Dad came in from work and changed clothes.
3. "If your friends go jump off a bridge, are you going to? And yes, although I swore I never would, I have used it with my own kids.
4. I don't know if it would be considered "fun", but just being together everynight at the dinner table was a very special time.
5. Not to worry about what other's think about you - be your own person.
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