Yoinked from Megan B.
Childhood Trauma Survey:
1. What was the first car your family had? My dad had an old Ford Escort until I was about...8? 10? something like that
2. What was the name of your first pet and why? Well, technically, my first pets were fish...and I never named them.
3. How did your first pet die? Uhh...they went belly up?
4. What was the name of your elementary school? Holy Angels ((shudder))
5. Who was your first best friend? Michelle Scaglione...we went to preschool together
6. Are you still friends today, and if not, why not? The last time I saw her was when she stopped by my graduation party...we pretty much just grew apart, I guess, nothing bad happened.
7. What was your favorite board game? Candyland and Scrabble...Scrabble is still one of my favorites
8. Did you play house or other make believe games? Yes
9. Were you a Dungeons and Dragons geek? No
10. Did you sleep with stuffed animals as a kid? I had quite a few stuffed animals, but I don't think I actually slept with any of them...
11. Do you still sleep with stuffed animals? Nope
12. Who was the first person you looked up to when you were younger? My Aunt Mimi
13. Who was your favorite relative? My Aunt Mimi or my Aunt Pat
14. Were you short or tall in elementary school? I was the second tallest girl in my class until the 5th grade...if you can believe that
15. Were you teased in school? Yes, pretty much every day...kids are cruel
16. What was the name of your favorite teacher? Wow, I don't know...probably Mrs. Conway ((my second grade teacher)), and Mrs. Willmann ((my music teacher until 6th grade))
17. What was the name of your least favorite teacher? Mr. Green....ew
18. What was your best subject in school? English/Language Arts
19. What was your worst subject in school? Math
20. Did you do well in Physical Education? Not at all...I was a gangly klutz
21. Were you clumsy when you were younger? Yes, I tripped over everything
22. Who was your favorite band/artist as a kid? When I was REALLY little, I loved Raffi...in grade school it was probably old-school Alanis Morisette, Jewel, and HANSON ((even though I never admitted that one...))
23. What was your favorite movie as a kid? Homeward Bound
24. Did your parents read to you? Yup
25. Did you have a favorite book? Can't pick just one..."Goodnight Moon," and "The Teeny-Tiny Woman" were right up there, though
26. What was your favorite restaurant as a kid? Friendly's
27. On what TV or movie star did you have a crush? Oh geez...the kid who played Alex on Ghostwriter...forget what his real name is...
28. Do you now wonder what you were thinking? I know what I was thinking
29. Who was your first crush in school? Tony Moore...haha.
30. As a child, what kind of car did you want when you grew up? I didn't really care/think about it at all...
31. Did your parents spank you? No
32. Did your parents fight a lot when you were a kid? No
33. Did your parents get divorced or stay married? they're still married
34. If they got divorced, how old were you when it happened?
35. Did you ever run away from home? No
36. How old were you when/if you first got glasses? 8
37. Did you need braces or a retainer? I wore a retainer for about two years...other than that, nothing.
1. What was the first car your family had? My dad had an old Ford Escort until I was about...8? 10? something like that
2. What was the name of your first pet and why? Well, technically, my first pets were fish...and I never named them.
3. How did your first pet die? Uhh...they went belly up?
4. What was the name of your elementary school? Holy Angels ((shudder))
5. Who was your first best friend? Michelle Scaglione...we went to preschool together
6. Are you still friends today, and if not, why not? The last time I saw her was when she stopped by my graduation party...we pretty much just grew apart, I guess, nothing bad happened.
7. What was your favorite board game? Candyland and Scrabble...Scrabble is still one of my favorites
8. Did you play house or other make believe games? Yes
9. Were you a Dungeons and Dragons geek? No
10. Did you sleep with stuffed animals as a kid? I had quite a few stuffed animals, but I don't think I actually slept with any of them...
11. Do you still sleep with stuffed animals? Nope
12. Who was the first person you looked up to when you were younger? My Aunt Mimi
13. Who was your favorite relative? My Aunt Mimi or my Aunt Pat
14. Were you short or tall in elementary school? I was the second tallest girl in my class until the 5th grade...if you can believe that
15. Were you teased in school? Yes, pretty much every day...kids are cruel
16. What was the name of your favorite teacher? Wow, I don't know...probably Mrs. Conway ((my second grade teacher)), and Mrs. Willmann ((my music teacher until 6th grade))
17. What was the name of your least favorite teacher? Mr. Green....ew
18. What was your best subject in school? English/Language Arts
19. What was your worst subject in school? Math
20. Did you do well in Physical Education? Not at all...I was a gangly klutz
21. Were you clumsy when you were younger? Yes, I tripped over everything
22. Who was your favorite band/artist as a kid? When I was REALLY little, I loved Raffi...in grade school it was probably old-school Alanis Morisette, Jewel, and HANSON ((even though I never admitted that one...))
23. What was your favorite movie as a kid? Homeward Bound
24. Did your parents read to you? Yup
25. Did you have a favorite book? Can't pick just one..."Goodnight Moon," and "The Teeny-Tiny Woman" were right up there, though
26. What was your favorite restaurant as a kid? Friendly's
27. On what TV or movie star did you have a crush? Oh geez...the kid who played Alex on Ghostwriter...forget what his real name is...
28. Do you now wonder what you were thinking? I know what I was thinking
29. Who was your first crush in school? Tony Moore...haha.
30. As a child, what kind of car did you want when you grew up? I didn't really care/think about it at all...
31. Did your parents spank you? No
32. Did your parents fight a lot when you were a kid? No
33. Did your parents get divorced or stay married? they're still married
34. If they got divorced, how old were you when it happened?
35. Did you ever run away from home? No
36. How old were you when/if you first got glasses? 8
37. Did you need braces or a retainer? I wore a retainer for about two years...other than that, nothing.