My Daughter the Enigma

I don't intend to focus solely on my children, but we have been together 24/7 this summer and I have passed my saturation point, so here's more dirt on my kids.

My oldest daughter Darby is showing an interest in my magazines. Not such a good thing sometimes, so I find ways to distract her. When she started looking at Vanity Fair this week, I had to act fast. So I gave her the Proust Questionnaire, a permanent feature of the magazine where someone notable reveals themselves through thought-provoking questions. Here is how Darby responded:

What is your idea of perfect happiness? Doing new, different things

What is your greatest fear? Too scary to go there

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Frizzy hair

What is the trait you most deplore in others? When people tell me I can't do something

What is your greatest extravagance? Limited Too clothes at full price

What is your current state of mind? Peaceful

On what occasion do you lie? When it is most necessary

What do you dislike most about your appearance? My chin

Which living person to you most despise? Control freaks

What is the quality you most like in a man? Laid-back-ness

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Bravery

Which words of phrases do you most overuse? Roxy, leave me alone!

Which talent would you most like to have? Being an actress

What do you consider your greatest achievement? My vocabulary

If you were to die and come back as a person of thing, what do you thing it would be? Tree

Where would you like to live? Montana

What is your most treasured possession? My large collection of books

What do you most value in your friends? Easy going, goofy, but intelligence

Who are your favorite writers? C.S. Lewis

Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Despereaux the mouse

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Lousia Mae Alcott, she loved books

What is it that you most dislike? Members of my family that annoy me

What is your motto? Be Good Have Fun