1. How many Children do you have and what are their ages?
-I have 7 children. (3 biological: Sebastian 13, Haven 11 and Gretchen 9. 1 adopted: Dominic who is 7 and 3 foster babies: "Bean" 20 months , and twin 10 month old boys)
2.Do you have a partner, or are you a single parent?
-I have an awesome husband whom I adore more everyday that I am blessed to live with him! We have been married for 18 years and known each other for 25!
3.What are your "hot button" parenting issues?
-do you mean things that drive me crazy as a parent, or things that other people do that drive me crazy as parents? I really hate it when parents yell at and berate their children, in public or private. What drives me crazy? When my children leave their socks all over the place...one here, one there..don't know why but it always makes me roll my eyes.
4. Have you ever made any parenting choices that you didn't think you would make before you were a parent?
-Umm, like only bathing my kids once a week instead of the every night I swore I would do when I was young and starry eyed?? Even though this is true, homeschooling, or unschooling would be the biggest of these. I am a certified teacher WITH a MA in education and married to a public school teacher with the same qualifications!!!
5.Is there one book or person in particular that has heavily influenced your parenting choices?
-I don't want to name specific people from my childhood, but it would suffice to say that I had so many negative experiences as a child being parented that I am influenced to NOT parent the way I was parented...
6.If you had to describe your children using one word what would it be?
-JOY, each and everyone of them! JOY!
7.Is there one parenting decision that you regret more than others and wish you could change?
-YES!!! I would have never, ever sent them to that institution known as "school"...ever. I am so sorry I did, but working hard to make up for it now! :)
8.Is there an area of your parenting that you wish you were better at?
-I try hard everyday to be the very best parent that I can, and being human, I fail. The area in which I fail the most is in not trusting myself...I have so many doubts that come into my mind. Am I doing this or that right? How could I have done this or that better?
9.What is one food that I could eat every day?
-I love food! I love to cook food, eat food, smell food, look at pictures of food! What could I eat everyday? Hmmm....a twix bar? I don't, but I probably could...
10.Vanilla or chocolate ice cream?
-Vanilla. With Caramel sauce. And whipped cream. Hold the nuts, but two cherries please!
11.What is my guilty pleasure?
As sad as it sounds, I don't think I have one...I LOVE fountain diet coke-but I don't feel guilty cause it's diet...but it does cost 1.81, so I guess that counts! Fountain Diet Coke!
12.If you could be part of any tv show, which show would it be?
-I don't watch a lot of tv...I'm not trying to be pious, but you get three babies under 20 months in your house and see how much tv you watch! I do watch Survivor, and I always think it would be kind of relaxing to be on the show. I know it would be hard not to eat and do all the hard work, but man, just think of hanging out on the beach-I'd probably be voted off first because I wouldn't want to talk to anyone...or they'd keep me around because I would clean and cook everyday!
This was fun! Thanks for the opportunity!
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