Yesterday my eldest daughter turned nine. It is a rite of passage age, at least for a parent. If my daughter leaves home at eighteen, it means I am halfway through raising her. Even if she doesn’t leave home, she’ll likely be thinking and making decisions without  asking for much advice from me. So on a thirty minute trip on Saturday, I asked her questions on the way there and on the way back. She seemed to love it and I loved hearing her talk without other children to interrupt or interject their answers. Here are some of the questions I asked her (many of which were adapted from a early morning study I am in).

Questions:

• What has brought you the most joy over the last several months?
• Which birthday was your favorite? Why?
• What place would you most like to visit and why?
• Name five people you would take with you.
• What is your favorite movie of all time?
• What would you like to be when you grow up?
• What do you most want for Christmas?
• Describe your perfect vacation?
• Do you like the beach or mountains better
• What is your favorite dessert?
• Who are some of your personal heroes?
• If you could go back in time, what period would you go to and why?
   

What is the best question you asked one of your children?

I am making another trip this Saturday!

Coming attractions (future blogs I am pondering/writing in my mind):

All I want for Christmas is a few good books

Meet me in Memphis - Everything I needed to know in life I learned from the Memphis VA hospital

Rendevouz How “chance” meetings changed me.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (and that’s not necessarily a good thing).