Noah Boyd
Age 6
This interview was conducted in my sitting room. The subject began the interview sitting in a chair, moved to the piano to bang out tunes, drug the chair to the mirror to make faces at himself, laid on the back of the couch, and had to be called back to the room twice.
Mom: If you could have only one super power what would it be?
Noah: Shape shifting
Mom: If you were president for the day, what would you do?
Noah: Das’ a hard one….hmmm…let’s skip dat one.
Noah: (10 minutes later when asked again)
I would take my family out to dinner???
Mom: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Noah: A pizza man or a guy that works at Subways
Mom: What are you best at?
Noah: I would say tackling my brother
Mom: What makes you mad or sad?
Noah: When Ethan yells at me it makes me mad (said with angry face & voice)
Mom: How would you spend a $100?
Noah: I would buy an amp, some Pokemon cards, and das’ it
Mom: What’s your favorite song?
Noah: (sings) Buddy you’re an old man…(bangs on piano)
(sings) When School’s Out (bangs harder) Hit me like a Hurricane (bangs faster)
Mom: OK! Stop it!
Mom: What’s the worst trouble you’ve ever been in?
Noah: When I accidentally broke the wall with my spine
Mom: yeah….right… how about the time you drew the map on the carpet in the bonus room? hey, come back in here…!
Mom: Who do you want to be like when you grow up?
Noah: Ethan
Mom: Who’s your enemy?
Noah: Zack because when I just get something he runs at me, pushes me down on concrete (said with angry face & voice)
Mom: What’s your favorite hobby?
Noah: I would say bungee jumping
Mom: You’ve never done that!
Noah: uh-huh, but I did it on the trampoline with the straps when I went to see grandmother & it was kind of like bungee jumping
Mom: What do you most like about school?
Noah: I would say having recess and lunch and…(pauses to think)
…and having early dismissal!
Mom: (thinking to herself) He’s got something there…
Mom: What does your mom love most about you?
Noah: I give her hugs and kisses a lot.
Mom: You are so right!!!
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.” James Thurber
Mom: If you could have only one super power what would it be?
Noah: Shape shifting
Mom: If you were president for the day, what would you do?
Noah: Das’ a hard one….hmmm…let’s skip dat one.
Noah: (10 minutes later when asked again)
I would take my family out to dinner???
Mom: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Noah: A pizza man or a guy that works at Subways
Mom: What are you best at?
Noah: I would say tackling my brother
Mom: What makes you mad or sad?
Noah: When Ethan yells at me it makes me mad (said with angry face & voice)
Mom: How would you spend a $100?
Noah: I would buy an amp, some Pokemon cards, and das’ it
Mom: What’s your favorite song?
Noah: (sings) Buddy you’re an old man…(bangs on piano)
(sings) When School’s Out (bangs harder) Hit me like a Hurricane (bangs faster)
Mom: OK! Stop it!
Mom: What’s the worst trouble you’ve ever been in?
Noah: When I accidentally broke the wall with my spine
Mom: yeah….right… how about the time you drew the map on the carpet in the bonus room? hey, come back in here…!
Mom: Who do you want to be like when you grow up?
Noah: Ethan
Mom: Who’s your enemy?
Noah: Zack because when I just get something he runs at me, pushes me down on concrete (said with angry face & voice)
Mom: What’s your favorite hobby?
Noah: I would say bungee jumping
Mom: You’ve never done that!
Noah: uh-huh, but I did it on the trampoline with the straps when I went to see grandmother & it was kind of like bungee jumping
Mom: What do you most like about school?
Noah: I would say having recess and lunch and…(pauses to think)
…and having early dismissal!
Mom: (thinking to herself) He’s got something there…
Mom: What does your mom love most about you?
Noah: I give her hugs and kisses a lot.
Mom: You are so right!!!
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.” James Thurber
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