100 Things You Never Wanted to Know About Me

 

  1. I was taller than my grade four teacher.
  2. I am still afraid of the dark.
  3. Therefore, I HATE sardines and other games played in dark church basements.
  4. I don’t read your email forwards, especially when they start with “Important! Don’t delete this email!”
  5. I have struggled with depression.
  6. I am secretly proud of my long legs even though I complain about buying pants.
  7. I love being a stay at home mom and don’t really want to have a career in the workplace.
  8. I can be really lazy.
  9. I am afraid that I’ll have twins.
  10. I hate washing the dishes.
  11. I read in the bathtub.
  12. In grade nine a friend and I kept a history textbook we were supposed to hand in at the end of the school year and burned the entire thing in a campfire at her grandparent’s cabin. We thought we were bad-asses.
  13. I am afraid to fail.
  14. I wasn’t afraid of heights until some time in high school.
  15. I only started swearing in the last 3 or 4 years.
  16. I don’t care that diet pop contains aspartame. I’d rather drink aspartame than all the sugar in regular pop.
  17. I sucked my thumb when I was little.
  18. I have no living grandparents.
  19. I think my baby is cuter than yours.
  20. Closed-minded people drive me crazy.
  21. High school was not “the best years of my life”.
  22. I talk in my sleep.
  23. I am basically dispassionate about music.
  24. I worry that I’m the person that other people just put up with.
  25. I absolutely hate the sound of the wind blowing really hard outside when I’m trying to sleep.
  26. When I was a little kid I wasn’t paying attention and rode my bike straight into the back end of someone’s boat which was hooked up to their parked vehicle with a trailer. I broke the taillight but I was too embarrassed to go tell them what happened.
  27. I once ran home crying from the corner store because the man at the counter wanted my name, address and phone number. My mom had given me money to rent a video but I didn’t want to give my personal info to a stranger.
  28. I like my freckles.
  29. I love old, black and white pictures, particularly those of my own ancestors (or my husband’s ancestors).
  30. I am afraid I’ll turn out exactly like my parents.
  31. I’m also afraid I won’t be anything like my parents.
  32. I analyze people and situations too much.
  33. I like the smell of gasoline.
  34. I hate the taste of all toothpaste, no matter the flavour.
  35. The smell of baking bread or rolls reminds me of my Oma.
  36. I like most teenagers.
  37. I’m very particular about my handwriting.
  38. I hate letting people read things I’ve written.
  39. I think all kids should take swimming and piano lessons for at least a little while.
  40. I’ve never had a cavity.
  41. I worry that my daughter will get diabetes some day and it will be my fault for passing on those genes to her.
  42. I love musicals.
  43. I’m not afraid to sing in front of an audience but I don’t like playing my trombone or the piano in front of people.
  44. I once convinced my sisters that I was a real angel but my wings were invisible.
  45. When I was 7 years old my best friend and I invented the mythical world of “Midgetland” entered by crawling under a bikerack on the playground. I’m not sure what happened to us when we were in “Midgetland”. I guess we became midgets. What was the appeal of this? I have no idea!
  46. I kind of want to get a tattoo.
  47. I almost fainted after I got my ears pierced.
  48. Spoiled kids make me want to put them in their place.
  49. I’ve never had a flavour of sundae from Mcdonald’s other than caramel..
  50. I don’t like canataloupe, honeydew or any type of melon except watermelon.
  51. I’ve never been drunk.
  52. I’ve never kissed anyone but my husband.
  53. I’m glad my daughter has the same color of eyes as her daddy.
  54. I used to be afraid to fill up my car with gas. The first time I did it I was probably 18.
  55. I like going to the doctor.
  56. It’s been 7 years since I saw The Sixth Sense and I still think of it when I’m walking alone at night.
  57. I enjoyed Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  58. I really and truly don’t care what is on the pizza.
  59. I love buying and receiving presents.
  60. I despise the song The Little Drummer Boy.
  61. I had the barfing flu 5 times last year.
  62. I think about my Oma at least once a week and when I think about her I am always sad that she didn’t live long enough to meet my daughter. She was my hero and she was absolutely wonderful with children.
  63. I feel guilty whenever I let my daughter watch TV, even if it’s only for a few minutes.
  64. Mouth sounds, fidgeting sounds and eating sounds make me want to act out violently.
  65. I hate the color red. At least “tomato red”.
  66. I don’t like most sugary cereals (ie. Fruit Loops).
  67. I don’t drink coffee.
  68. I don’t have any top wisdom teeth.
  69. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was two years old.
  70. I’ve got the names for about ten children picked out in my head. But I don’t intend on having that many.
  71. My computer has speakers that have the Barbie logo on them.
  72. I hate cream soda.
  73. I hated Ferris Buehler’s Day Off.
  74. I don’t like it when it’s hotter than about +24 outside.
  75. Autumn is my favorite season.
  76. I’m not really as competitive as people think I am, just easily frustrated.
  77. I love fatty Mennonite foods.
  78. I get really frustrated with people who are always getting things handed to them and never seem to have to work for it. Particularly when they make comments about how other people have more money than they do.
  79. I’ve never been able to catch on to the rules of football.
  80. I didn’t watch a single episode of Survivor until last season.
  81. I care way too much what people think of me.
  82. When driving I am always envisioning the car next to me hitting me and how I would need to respond to sustain the least amount of damage or keep the other car from hitting the back end where my daughter’s car seat is.
  83. I hate Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler and almost every one of their movies.
  84. I have never liked soap operas.
  85. I hate crowds.
  86. I can’t eat creamed corn, it makes me gag. Literally.
  87. I don’t like costume parties
  88. I love dressing up and getting my hair done.
  89. I really don’t like geraniums or petunias.
  90. I am easily overwhelmed.
  91. I like to do things in my own way and in my own time. I hate being pressured into doing things that I’m not comfortable with.
  92. I refuse to shop at Superstore.
  93. I love the TV show MASH.
  94. I couldn’t eat salsa when I was pregnant.
  95. I don’t want to wear contact lenses. I am happy wearing glasses.
  96. I am a pretty good swimmer and even worked as lifeguard at one point, but I have secret fear of drowning.
  97. Sometimes I pretend like I know what people are talking about when I don’t, just so I won’t look stupid.
  98. I had my tonsils out at age nine.
  99. I can’t stand people who only use conversations with others as a means to talk about themselves and don’t listen to what other people are saying because they are too busy coming up with their next comment.
  100. This survey has taken me over a week to finish.
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One Response

  1. angelfish_82 Says:
    September 28th, 2005 at 12:18 pm

    I don’t remember #44 (angel)…when did that take place? But I do remember #45 (Migitland). It was an intresting list and I learned many things. When I have time I’ll complete it myself. :)

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