3 / 18 / 2020

The day we interviewed our kids… uncut

Today, me and Chaim are celebrating our 14^th anniversary! We are all living through some crazy times (that needs a post of its own), and as we are all social distancing together and are cooped up at home, I thought it would be fun to include the whole family in an interactive post. 

Chaim and I interviewed our kids (mostly about us) and here is what they said, all answers are unfiltered and unedited. 

Enjoy 😊

We were able to talk to Shosh and ask her a few of the questions as well!

Question: Chaya, how do you know that Mommy and Aba love each other very much?

Answer: Because like, you always, show it, like, when you’re like upset or something, and mommy still loves you, even when she asks you to calm down and you don’t. 

Question: What thing is most fun about mommy and what’s most fun about Aba?

Answer: Menny, Funnest about mommy, is buying us stuff and supporting us and Aba plays basketball, football and catch, sometimes. 

Shoshana, for mom dancing and for Aba his laugh

Question: What is something you love that mommy and Aba do together?

Answer: Zeesy: They play with me. 

 Shoshana, Argue 😉

Question: Chana Laya, who do you like giving you a buddy (Yiddish for bath) Aba or Mommy?

Answer: Aba. (which is ridiculous, as she only lets me bathe her, go figure

Question: Menny, what does love mean to you?

Answer: it means happiness and joyful

 Question: What do you wish Mommy and Aba on their 14^th wedding anniversary?

Zeesy: They should have a good new year with us. 

Chaya: They should be able to express themselves more than ever and recognize how amazing each other are. 

Menny: love gratefulness and appreciating. 

Shoshana: health and wealth and the romance shouldn’t die

Question: What’s something you wished Mommy and Aba did better?

Answer: Chaya, Like, don’t jump to conclusions, one of you may get mad at the other and it’s just a misunderstanding. Sometimes they are just trying to help but you don’t realize it. 

Shoshana: for mom to be easier on herself, and for Aba to be less catastrophizing.

Question: Is there a lesson you learned from Mommy and Aba that you’ll always take with you through life?

Answer: Chaya, Always be positive no matter the situation, when there’s a problem, always see the positive, Tracht Gut Vet Zain gut (think good and it will be good) attitude.

Shoshana: from mom how to be empathetic and how to cook gluten free kugel, and from Aba the beauties of Judaism.

 Question: Zeesy, what is something special we do together as a family?

Answer: Being together for dinner and saying what we are grateful for. 

Question: Kiddos, what’s your favorite thing on Mommy and Aba’s wedding video?

Zeesy: Mommy and Aba and a lot of people eating. 

Chaya: Seeing Bracha, my aunt, as such a little girl, and all the yummy food. 

Menny: Seeing the men dancing, singing and seeing all the different cousins. 

Question: Mommy and Aba got married in San Antonio, what do you love most about San Antonio?

Menny: seeing our cousins. 

Chaya: seeing Bubby and Zaidy and all the family…

Zeesy: Seeing our cousins and Bubby and Zaidy and our aunts. 

Question: What was your best family trip?

Menny: New York!

Chaya: Each are very unique in different ways. It depends on what you’re talking about…which was most adventurous, which was most family time, which was most interesting…it depends. 

Zeesy: The trip we are on right now. 

Question: Shoshana, your oldest sibling is 15, but mommy and Aba are only married 14 years, how’s that possible?

Menny: That’s too hard for me. 

Chaya? That’s a dumb question, because Shoshana was adopted at age 12 which means that she was born before Mommy and Aba got married and so it all makes sense. Duh, I don’t get why that’s a question. 

Question: When mommy and Aba argue, how does that make you feel?

Chaya: I get mixed feelings. Because I know that it will probably be sorted out but also it makes me annoyed when you’re arguing when you have so much. 

Zeesy: upset. 

Menny: sad and upset and sometimes even mixed up feelings and kind of forgetful. 

Question: How does mommy behave in the morning? 

Chaya: It depends on the day. Grumpy kinda. 

Menny: sometimes happy, sometimes sad and sometimes mad.

Zeesy: ok. 

Shoshana: grumpy 

Question: How’s Aba when things don’t go his way?

Menny: not so good. 

Zeesy: upset. 

Chaya: Upset, but when mommy talks to him, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t, but when it does, he realizes and changes. 

Shoshana: defiant 

Question: How does it make you feel that Mommy and Aba adopted you?

Chaya: Lucky and then mixed up but I’m not sure why. 

Menny: Good. 

Zeesy: Happy. 

Shoshana:  grateful

Question: What’s the best dish that Mommy cooks and the best one Aba makes?

Menny: Aba – stir fry, Mommy – sushi bowls. 

Chaya: Mommy – meatballs and spaghetti, Aba – fried Schnitzel. 

Zeesy: Soup and hot dogs.

 Question: When you think of mommy and Aba what word comes to mind:

Chaya: Mommy – supercalifrotgastrdoicous (supportive). Aba – Sushi

Menny: Mommy –Beautiful. Aba – fun. 

Zeesy: Mommy – hug and love, Aba – books. 

Shoshana: Mom – tulips, Aba – sushi 

There you have it, from the mouth of babes  ✌️