Answers to the Interview

1.First, the obvious question. What is the greatest benefit and worst byproduct of being a twin?
The greatest benefit of being a twin would be a companion that really does understand what and who you are because they have been with you throughout all the years and most of the experiences you have had. The downside would have to be when you are NOT the smallest twin and they talk all of your skinny clothes or people expect you to have the same points of view or likes and dislikes. Trust me, my twin and I differ in MANY things!

2.You mentioned you are a grandma of two and you have a 5 1/2 year old. That is a much different grandparenting experience than most. Do you see yourself as a typical grandma? Why or why not? I am not sure what the 'typical' grandma is. I have made a decision to be different than my children's grandma in some ways; there had always been a kind of competitive spirit that she exhibited. There is NO competition between a grandparent and a parent. The parent wins hands down and what they say goes! As a grandparent you do get to enjoy endulging the child, but you should NEVER undermine the parent. Just the opposite. The grandparent should seek out opportunities to uplift and show support and admiration for the parents. The why is because I have a strong belief in respecting parents. It is healthy for my child and her child. Why would I do anything that would be detrimental to either of them?

3.There must be a good difference in the age of your oldest and the age of your youngest. How do you feel your parenting has changed as you have had more life experience, or has it?
My parenting has evolved to say the least! I am much more calm in some ways. I enjoy being a parent more because I am not as nervous as I was when I was young. I also know without a doubt that I am the best thing for my son and what I decide for him may not be the mainstream, but so what? My job is not to please others but to raise a valiant young man. When I was younger I let my inexperience get in the way of my mothering. I trusted others many different opinons and advice instead of my own instinct way to often! Not so anymore.I am a much more confident parent. When my daughters say, "you would never let us get away with that!" I tell them that just because I made that mistake with them does not mean I should with my son now!

4. Your favorite books are "too many to count" but do you prefer a certain genre?
Wow, this is a hard question. I think it would be easier to say that the genre I dislike the most is Sci Fi (my twin loves it). I also never read romance novels whether they are classified as 'Christian' or not.

5.What is your favorite thing to do with your 5 1/2 year old? What is his favorite thing to do with you?MMMM..... I love to go for walks and discover things with him. We walk to the lake close to our home and go skip rocks. I think that is probably the best. We spend time finding things and sharing stories. He loves to explore and ask A LOT of questions. I try to answer them. I think his favorite thing right now is playing games with me. We play internet games and also a board game called 'Sequence'. We have the capital states version of the game and for some crazy reason he loves it!

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