Interesting...

As I asked my kids the questions about me and their dad it occurred to me that they didn't know the real answers to many of the questions. Natalie and Drew really thought that giving silly answers was the best because it made everyone laugh. Justin and Trevor were more serious (in general) about the answers they gave, but they did not get all the answers right either. Some things are our children's true perceptions of us, but some of the things in the questionnaire were about things we could give the answers to. But it occurred to me that if they don't know the real answers, and they live with us and supposedly know us better than anyone else, how often do we make judgements and decisions about other people that are incorrect? I realized when I was in my early teens that I didn't really know a lot about my parents or siblings. I could probably have guessed their favorite color, and maybe their favorite food, but I didn't know all the things that I thought I should know as their daughter and sister. I have tried ever since then to try to get to know what people really like, what they're about, etc. instead of making snap decisions. I hope I'm doing a good job! And, if not, I'm certainly going to try my best.