The mumsy meme

For Wallaby. See her site for more (and better) responses.

Lauca, aged 4 years (brevity is the 4 yr old’s mantra apparently, that and I was keeping her from this):

Q1. Why did God make mothers? (I removed God from the questions because Lauca is entirely godless!)
To look after us. To make money for their families. To love their children.

Q2. How did God make mothers?
First you are a baby and then you grow up and decide to be a Mummy.

Q3. What ingredients are mothers made of ?
Skin, bones, and blood.

Q4. Why did God give you your mother and not some other Mum?
Because you had me.

Q5. What kind of little girl was your Mum?
A girl with very long hair.

Q6. What did Mum need to know about Dad before she married him?
You didn’t marry him!

Q7. Why did your Mum marry (choose) your Dad?
Because you liked him.

Q8. Who’s the boss at your house?
Mummy and Daddy. (So diplomatic, so feminist).

Q9. What’s the difference between Mums & Dads?
Mummies stay home when they’ve got babies. Mummies organise play dates. Daddies go to work when the Mummies have to look after the babies. (Interesting that she has such an understanding of maternity leave).

Q10. What does your Mum do in her spare time?
You have a sit down.

Q11. What would it take to make your Mum perfect?
Doing more puzzles with me.

Q12. If you could change one thing about your Mum, what would it be?
I would make you ‘play’ more. (Detecting a theme here).