Interview

Me: Robin Murphy is a mother of two. Her daughter is sixteen years old and a junior in high school and her son is nineteen years old and a sophomore in college. She raised her children in Mansfield and they have been living in the same house ever since they were born. Robin is here today to answer a couple of question from me, her daughter about her children and love.
Mom: Hello
Me: Hi mom. I have gathered a few questions that i am going to ask you today about me and Chris.
Mom: Ok
Me: So first off, if you could would you change the age gap between me and Chris seeing now how we grew up together and how we only got to experience one year in high school together before he left for college?
Mom:No, i would not change the age difference at all. I think the gap between you and Chris is perfect. If you guys were any closer in age of further apart in age i think you would fight more than you already do because you would be able to relate to each other or you would share some of the same friends. Also, i think it was good for you guys to experience one year of high school together because you guys became closer and were able to bond more.
Me: Do you miss not having Chris home now?
Mom: Yes i miss not having Chris home everyday but I'm glad he has gained so much independence at college.
Me: Heres a difficult question. Looking back on the early years would you make any changes on how you raised me and Chris?
Mom: No. I wouldn't change a thing about how you two grew up. I think the environment in which you grew up in was perfect and there is nothing i would change about my parenting. All the decisions i made about parenting were made for a reason and I'm confident in the way i raised you guys.
Me: Would you change the location we grew up in or the schools we went to?
Mom: No i think Mansfield was and is the perfect fit for me you Chris and dad. The school system is phenomenal and the atmosphere of Mansfield is great.
Me: Heres another difficult question. What were the biggest challenges you faced when raising me and Chris?
Mom: Hmmm that is difficult. If i had to choose the biggest difficulty it would be dealing with you and Chris fighting all the time and having to have enough patience to sometimes just ignore it.
Me: Was the fighting really that bad?
Mom: You guys would be fighting one minute and then be friends the next but fighting between you two was defiantly a common occurrence.
Me: Why did you choose to have two kids instead of having one or three?
Mom: I always knew i wanted to have more than one child. i grew up having siblings and i cant imagine my life any differently. However after having Chris and you me and your father thought about having a third but we felt that two was an ideal number and we thought having a boy and a girl was perfect.
Me: I couldn't imagine not having a sibling i feel like life would be so boring. My last question for the night is Do you wish I had different friends and is there one friend of mine that really annoys you?
Mom: Yeah you and Courtney are really annoying together but thats ok because you guys are sooooo funny and i love you two.
Me: Thanks for dedicating time to this mom
Mom: Your welcome