16th Nov 2007

Friday fun: Three words

From the desk of Anne P: 

Anne PThis is a question that is apparently common on daycare applications: what are the top three words you would use to describe your child’s personality? I suspect that this can tell the daycare provider some things about the parents as well as the child.

Let’s tweak it: what three words would you choose to describe yourself? I’m pretty sure “integrity” would be on my list. And maybe “sensible,” how boring does that make me sound? But if I wait to post this until I am done with my own list, it may never get done. (So maybe “indecisive” should go on the list, or is there a word that means “working mother who needs to quit goofing off on the internet and get on with things?”)

Post your three words!

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10 Responses to “Friday fun: Three words”

  1. November 16th, 2007 at 8:16 am Ms. Theologian Says:

    I’ve heard that question for both college admissions and job interviews. I think it’s a popular one with the assessment crowd.

    I don’t have any words, but I do have the urge to turn “integrity” into an adjective so that it fits with “sensible” and “indecisive.” I’ll edit my comment if I think of something other than “she who constantly edits in her head”

    [Edited: Funny. Smart. Hopefully, kind. Sometimes, anyway? Someone called me sardonic once and I almost flipped. But it’s probably close to the truth.]

  2. November 16th, 2007 at 8:19 am Anne P Says:

    Yes, I had parts of speech issues, but gave up on trying to make them all adjectives. I figure, if you only get three words to describe a whole complicated human being, you should get a little latitude on the grammar side :)

  3. November 16th, 2007 at 9:01 am mskitty Says:

    Independent. Useful. Smily.

  4. November 16th, 2007 at 9:52 am Lizard Eater Says:

    Capable. Kind. Creative.

    (Alliterative.)

  5. November 16th, 2007 at 9:54 am Ms. Theologian Says:

    And consonance!

  6. November 16th, 2007 at 8:52 pm GhostGirl Says:

    Stubborn, funny, and indecisive. Though, independent would be on there too. Possibly as a subsegment of stubborn.

  7. November 17th, 2007 at 3:18 am h sofia Says:

    MsKitty - “Useful” - that is interesting! I like that.

    For myself - eek! Hmm. Reflective. Helpful. Bossy.

  8. November 17th, 2007 at 3:43 pm Anna Banana Says:

    This is so late, no one will read it, so I can be snarky or vulnerable and no one will know. Recent descriptions by others: heart at the center, smart, powerful. My rant about myself: too much in my head, emotional imbecile, snarky. I hope I am: kind, creative, funny.

  9. November 17th, 2007 at 4:30 pm Ms. Theologian Says:

    Oh, the writers always read the comments, Anna. :)

  10. November 20th, 2007 at 9:13 am h sofia Says:

    Anna B - I read that! lol

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