{"id":4911,"date":"2014-03-25T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T22:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T01:44:58","slug":"interview-with-a-5-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/25\/interview-with-a-5-year-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with a 5-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m having a little trouble wrapping my head around Gem turning five. She’s clearly 5. She acts like a 5 year old. She thinks like a 5 year old. I’m just having a little trouble keeping up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought an interview might be a good way to try to catch up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite color<\/strong>: Red and pink
Favorite animal<\/strong>: cheetah
What do you want to do when you grow up<\/strong>: police officer
What is your favorite thing to do<\/strong>: play cooking
What is your favorite book<\/strong>: My Little Pony Equestria Girls
What is your happiest memory<\/strong>: going to the beach
Why do you like being a kid<\/strong>: because I can play more
If you could be any animal, what would you be<\/strong>: a mermaid
What’s your favorite thing to do with Mommy and Daddy<\/strong>: snuggle
Where is your favorite place to go<\/strong>: to the doughnut shop
What is your favorite TV show<\/strong>: My Little Pony
What is your favorite food<\/strong>: pears
What was your favorite birthday present<\/strong>: kitchen and cook book
What is something you don’t like to do<\/strong>: wait
What do you think Daddy does at work<\/strong>: work on his computer
And what does Mommy do<\/strong>: work on her computer, too, and takes care of me
What is something that you’re really good at<\/strong>: running fast
What is something that you want to get better at<\/strong>: going in the water and being safe from the sharks
What is something that you want to learn<\/strong>: how to make a paper boat
Who is your favorite person in the whole world<\/strong>: Bella
What is your favorite thing to wear<\/strong>: dresses
What is your favorite kind of weather<\/strong>: rainy
Why<\/strong>: because I can stomp in puddles with my boots
If we went on a trip anywhere in the world, where would you like to go<\/strong>: to school
What would you buy if you had $1000<\/strong>: cherries
What is your favorite kind of ice cream<\/strong>: strawberry
What are you looking forward to next year<\/strong>: going to Kindergarten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

we’ve had a big year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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