Questions to a Daughter:
I posed a series of questions to my oldest daughter to gauge
her response and get some insight into the mind of an early teenager. The following are the questions and her
response answers:
1. What are the 3 things you are most proud of? Why?
Answer: I'm proud
that i'm becoming a stronger hitter because before i could't hit and now I can.
I'm also proud of getting mostly all A's in school because that means that i'm
paying attention in class and I'm getting better in math. I'm proud of being an
older sister because later on they'll come to me for advice and i could tell
them things that i've gone through so they won't make the same mistakes.
2. What 3 things about yourself do you like the most?
Answer: I have a
family that is getting me ready for the future. My vertical and my height.
3. What three things make you feel most uncomfortable? Why?
Answer: I feel
uncomfortable when I'm center of attention, speaking in front of an audience,
and being in crowded areas.
4. Describe three areas about yourself that you are
confident in?
Answer: i'm confident
that i'm gonna be a good person, i'll be able to help others when i grow up and
i can do anything i really want to accomplish a goal.
5. What are the 3 most important things in your life? Why are they important?
Answer: Family is
important because without them I wouldn't have anyone to encourage me and help
me become a good person. Another thing that is important to me is that
school/education because in order to succeed and get a good job you have to
have an education. Volleyball is also important to me because it strengthens me
and it teaches me that you have to work hard to get what you want or what you
want to accomplish.
6. What are the 3 things that you are most thankful for?
Answer: I am thankful
for having a family that cares about their children because some people have
parents who let their children waste their lives. I am also thankful for having
food because kids in different parts of the world are starving because they
don't have food. I'm thankful for the opportunities to be a better athlete
because other kids don't have the opportunity
7. What 3 things make you really mad? Why do they make you mad?
Answer: Constantly
getting yelled at because i know what i did wrong and if i don't, i don't want
to be reminded because i now know i did
something wrong. Another thing that makes me mad is when a person does
something wrong and you tell them to shake it off but they ignore you. And then
when you make a mistake they yell you or roll their eyes. The last thing that
makes me mad is when teachers/ coaches do nothing and all they do is yell at
you. This makes me mad because students did nothing wrong and they're yelling
at us because they didn't have a good day.
8. Name 3 goals you want to achieve this summer. Which is the #1 goal?
Answer: #2 A cleaner
room #1 Become better at passing/ serve
receive #3 learn how to cook
9. Name 3 fun things you want to do this summer.
Answer: 3 fun things
I want to do this summer are hang out with my friends, read books, and have a
mother daughter day.
10. What is the
hardest thing you have ever had to do?
What made it hard?
Answer: Last summer
when there was training every week. It was hard because i wasn't used to all
the training.
11. Name three things
that make you embarrassed.
Answer: Getting
yelled at in front of people, making mistakes, and not knowing what to do.
12. If you had
$100….what would you spend it on?
Answer: I would
probably spend it on food and clothes.
13. Name 3 of your
heroes. Why are they your heroes?
Answer: mama, you,
and Mama is my hero because she
gave birth to me, took care of me and loves me no matter what. you're my hero because you made mama
happy again when you married her and you gave me a chance to be better at
volleyball and your'e preparing me for the future.
14. If you could
change one rule in our home, what would it be?
Answer: Instead of
choosing what to do as chores, there should be a list every week for the jobs.
15. If you can fast
forward your life to 10 years from now, what do you think you will be
doing? Where do you think you will be
living? Where do you think you will you
be working?
Answer: I see myself
in college living in a house with roommates. I also see myself trying/ working
to be a coach or teacher.
16. Who are you most
like in our family? What is one
important thing you have learned from Mama?
What is one important thing you have learned from me?
Answer: you because i
go to school and after we go to practice. One important thing i learned from
you is that you have to work hard to succeed in life. One important thing I
learned from mama is that you have to be grateful for all the stuff you have
because some kids don't have them.AAnswer:
17. What is the best
complement you have received? Who gave
it to you?
Answer: I don’t know.
18. On a scale of
1-10, how strict are your parents?
Answer: 5/6
19. Name 3 areas that
you act like an adult. Name 3 areas
where you still act like a child.
Answer: i watch and
help take care of my siblings, Sometimes
I don't make my own decisions, I let others decide for me, and i don't clean my
room/bathroom/closet.
20. What do you
respect about your mother and father?
Answer: They get up
really early to take care of us and they give us an opportunity to be good at
what we want to do. And they're always there to encourage us.
21. What has been
your worst mistake? What did you learn
from it?
Answer: My biggest
mistake in my opinion is not making my own decisions. I learned that if i want
to do something you have to decide yourself and don't let others decide for
you.
22. What would you
do, if you could do anything you wanted?
Answer: Go on a
shopping spree with my mom and friends and eat candy/ desserts all day
23. Where would you
like to visit, if you could go anywhere?
Answer: I would want
to go to the bahamas or paris
24. What 3 important
issues have you been thinking about lately?
What 3 funny things have you been thinking of? What three sad things have you been thinking
of?
Answer: 3 important
issues: the act /sat work, attacking the ball, and getting ready to pass the
ball. 3 funny things: khadijah throwing tantrums, 3 sad things: kids starving
to death,
25. What’s one area
in which Mama and I can support you in the next six months?
Answer: School
getting ready for high school
26. If you were not
playing volleyball, what sport would you play?
Answer: soccer or
track
27. Which area of
study do you like most? Which do you
dislike most?
Answer: i like math
the most. I don't like English.
28. What advice will
you give your sister when she is transitioning into her teenage years?
Answer: Clean your
room and listen to our parents. Also, stay out of trouble and don't hang out
with other kids that are bad influences.
29. What advice will
you give your brother when he becomes a teenager?
Answer: Protect Khadijah
and focus on school. I would also tell him to man up if he's in trouble.
30. If you could ask
Mama one question, what would it be?
Answer: Do you regret
anything? If so what is it and why?
31. If you could ask
me one question, what would it be?
Answer: If you could
go back to the past what would you change or do and why?
32. List 3 areas in
your life where you depend on others.
Who and what? List 3 areas in
your life where people are dependent on you.
Who and What?
Answer: Depend on
others: Getting to volleyball practice ( You or mama because i don't know where
they are and how to drive) Getting food ( you and mama because i don't have
money and i don't work)
Depend on me: To
clean my own room( parents ) To help out around the house (parents) To always
work at a 100% (parents because they want us to succeed in life and nothing is
free so we have to work)
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