1. What's something you would say 'runs in your family'?
In my mini family I would say that we are all multilingual and have learned the different languages just like that in work or with friends or during travels. I am the only one who has made a profession out of it and have worked my whole working life as a translator in German, English, French and Italian. Our son speaks French, English and Dutch, my DIL Dutch, English and French and the Grandson of 10 years old speaks Dutch and French and learns English at school and with friends.
2. A book, song, tv show, or movie you love that is centered around family.
As an only child and very few relatives family doesn't mean a lot to me only my own family my son, DIL and grandson. But we all have very different tastes and nobody has something about family. Or yes maybe me, when I read a crime story where a man killed his whole family.
3. Family matters, family ties, family tree, family man, family fortune, black sheep of the family, family values, one big happy family...choose a 'family phrase' that applies to your life currently and explain.
This is my family, so not much to say, you can see yourself ! No place for a black sheep though
My son, Daughter in law and 10 year old grandson, almost as tall as his mum !
4. Last thing you fixed for a big family dinner? If you're not the cook, last thing you were served at a big family dinner?
Fixing a dinner for five people is not a great deal, but we are not more, Mr. G's family lives in Italy and most of them have passed away and the once who remain are too old to travel. I mostly make pasta with seafood and vegetables as my DIL is vegetarian. Not a lot of work it's already prepared and I just have to put it in the microwave. At my vintage age I am too lazy to cook. Have cooked enough in my life !
5. What are three words you would use to describe your family.
Impossible ! it depends on my mood, how they behave in short, I love them.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
Strangely I have never regretted to be an only child. When I saw the fights between siblings I was happy to be able to go home and be alone. I always had a lot of friends and never felt lonely
When I hear family stories around me, mostly now patchwork families, and the problems people have especially on Christmas I am happy that we are only 5 ! But we invite good friends and I always say
Friends you choose, family you inherit.
