Question of the Week

Here's a look at some of the most memorable Chick answers
from the 2002 Questions of the Week...

How would you finish this statement? The best advantage a woman has over a man is... Our biggest advantage over men is our ability to do more than one thing at a time!! Try to get him to fold clothes while he's watching a football game. HA!  Magnolia Tami

If you could live the live of any TV character, which one would it be? What do you mean if? I'm already living the life of Marge on The Simpson. If you ever met my Homer, you'd know what I'm talking about. anonymous

What's the most fun you could have with $10? String it on some fish line and throw it out onto the airport concourse and watch people chase after it. I'm mean. Chick Karin

What do you remember about your first kiss? I don't even know his name, but I sure remember his lips. I was 4 years old and in the hospital being treated for asthma. There was some cute boy a bed away who helped me get through all of my scheduled shots. I thought he was soooo nice and brave! I think we spent 4 days there together. Whenever I'd see the shot nurse coming, he'd tell me not to worry and that everything will be okay. When I was feeling better and could get out of bed, we would play like we were the mom and dad to the little babies who shared the room with us. It was there, standing in front of the play pen that he planted one sweet kiss on me. Chick Jana

My first kiss with Kevin (which completely erased any memory of any other kisses I might have had...) was one of those kisses that... wow... I don't think that as a mother of three girls I should be discussing these things in public. I mean if I really described it in detail (a) every woman everywhere would be after my man and (b) it would be so un-Republican. I am so not Madonna... Chick Megan

If you had to force a celebrity to be in the Olympics, who would it be and what would you make them do? I'd make Oprah be a speed skater. Seeing her in that skin-tight outfit would make me feel thin!!  Chick Julie

When was one time you felt like you'd "won the gold"? The closest I've ever felt to winning gold was when I got the book contract to write Chicks. That was pretty cool. It was a life-goal I had set for myself (of course, thinking it would never be possible, but thought I'd try anyway), and only in a million years thought I'd really get it. I was thrilled. The second closest I've felt was when Phil scored the winning goal to get Team USA the silver medal. It was dang exciting. Chick Karin

Simply one answer to his one -- when I met my beloved and best friend, Allen. Yes, he is truly still, after almost 25 years, my best friend and soul mate. He has always given me the chance to do my thing when it comes to work and has at times shouldered most of the home front responsibilities... While most of my friends say he's going to heaven on a rocket ship, I think he's eternally standing on the top platform getting his gold medal. Chick Susie

If you could put a tattoo on anyone, who would you pick, what would it be, and where would you put it? Visions of the Rolling Stone's tongue on my mom's butt are quite hilarious! But seriously, I think I would give tattoos to my children. They would each get a heart that says, "I am loved." I'd probably put it in some inconspicuous place like the bottom of their feet. They could see it every day when they put their socks on for the rest of their lives. A mother has to leave her mark somewhere on her kids, so why not a heart tattoo on the bottom of their feet? Chick Jana

Have you ever been part of a prank? This is bad, but hysterical. Every year my girlfriends Ann, Vicki and Lisa and I take a trip for a weekend. Last year, it was Phoenix. We sort of like to tip a few and forget that we are mothers of 12 kids...

Lisa decidesd to bring a tray of shots over to our table. With a panic look on my face I say, "I can't do a shot. Really, I can't." Lisa says, "Yes you can, you'll be fine. Just drink it, ya wuss." Then she winked at me. I drank it. It was ginger ale. I laughed so hard that I choked and the ginger ale came out my nose. Ann pats me on the back and says, "I know it stinks. Whiskey is a tough shot. Lisa, you know she hates doing those. If you can't finish it, I will." I'm still choking/laughing but managed to finish my shot before Ann got a hold of it. You see, I wasn't laughing because the joke was on me... it was because we were all drinking ginger ale... except for Ann.

We proceeded to have three more shots each. (Three of us having ginger ale, and Ann getting the whiskey.) We played up the horrid smell, the licking of the salt when we were done, and how we were getting a little tipsy. The night continued into the late hours, with three of us feeling absolutely fine but being really entertained by Ann (who now called herself "Cookie"). Cookie was baffled at how the three of us could handle our liquor while all of the sudden her alter ego came out.

We didn't tell Cookie about our little prank until the next day as she nursed a headache. Chick Karin

Finish this sentence: The best thing about a man... He can move furniture. Chick Karin

When he's sleeping he's not lying to me. Chick Julie His unique ability to make me feel like a woman. Chick Cheryl

How would you finish this poem?
Roses are red, Money is green...
I wish my postpartum body were nice and lean. Chick Kristin
If I had more of both I'd never be mean! Chick Cheryl

What was a moment that changed your life forever? We all know how the birth of a child will change your life forever, but my story is a bit different. When I was told my beautiful baby boy had Down Syndrome, I was numb, then devastated, then came this overwhelming sense of incompetence. I knew I loved him with all my heart, but how would I know if I was doing the right things to fulfill his special needs? Well, that's when it happened... my husband (who I never really thought of as being the profound type) explained to me that "Tanner would be our teacher, along with everyone else's life he will touch and not the other way around." Yep, that was my "light bulb" moment. Not only did I begin to see things in a much brighter light, I began to get excited about this new challenge and adventure I was about to begin along side of a man I had loved for so long but never really knew the depth of his wisdom. I now try to look at all my experiences (good and bad) as an opportunity to learn and grow, though I may not even understand. Lisa, Minnesota ExecuChick

What's your biggest pet peeve? Yup... I just came from the bathroom again and the husband hung the new toilet paper roll and he hung it the wrong way. Again. There is a right way and a wrong way to hang it and i know my way is the right way and I have told him so many times! Chick Jeanette

What gives you hope? The twinkle in my children's eyes, my husband's ceaseless optimism and my deep faith in God. Chick Cheryl

Yesterday, I sat in the hospital with two good friends as they were told their almost-three year old daughter, who had wandered out of the house and into the pool just 45 minutes earlier, was dead. My grief, which was first born in me when my own 7-month old child died, returned with theirs. What gives me hope? Knowing that this life is only part of the bigger reality and that there is a God who not only cares, but controls. Chick-a-T

What is your favorite MONEY TIP?

• Just learned this one: The Monday following 4th of July, Target marks all of its summer stuff 75% off. Then, if there's anything left, it goes down to 90% off two days later! Awesome rafts and snorkels were $1.74 and darling plastic margarita glasses were 24 cents. I picked up plenty of gifts and saved a few things for myself! Chick Cheryl
• Tear up your credit card. No if's, and's, or but's... tear it up. Chick Karin
• Whatever money you make during the week, take 10% off the top to give away (church, charity, friends in need, etc.). Your life changes when you become a giver first. anonymous

What is your favorite PARENTING TIP?

• Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Chick Karin
• In the childs best interests -- every child needs a little healthy neglect! Chick Jeanette
• Touch your kids... a lot! Find ways to touch them often in every way that's appropriate. Even when they're older and feel "too big" for constant hugs (and may not even want you to touch them), find ways to make that physical contact... a hand on their shoulder as you walk by, a touch of the hand when you speak to them. Don't stop doing it. It commuicates love in powerful ways that aren't even recognized in the moment. Augie

Who would you nominate to receive the Loser of the Year award?

• Myself -- I've lost 78 pounds so far this year. TycoonShark