I wanna talk about me! Opinions, Family & Friends

Does anyone remember that Toby Keith song? It's an older one, and I'm not a fan of country music, but it came to mind when I started thinking about this swap, so there ya go! :)

This will be a type 1 EMAIL swap and it's International. :) I'm going to do this as a series, and you can join as many or as few as you wish. If you want previous rounds questions for your own journal, just send me a PM and ask. :)

You will have 3 partners to send to. You may send them all the same email, but please use BCC to send the Emails if you send the same email to all 3 partners.

I recently got the book "All About Me" by Phillip Keel (copyright 1998). It's a nifty little fill in keepsake type book, with bunches of questions to reflect who you are, at least at this moment. I thought we could try this as an email swap. You can, of course, keep a copy of all your answers for your very own as well, this way, so you aren't sending out all your hard work as you would with a journal swap. So, hopefully it's a win-win! :) All of the questions in this series come from the book above. Some are a bit dated/outdated, some are very personal or a bit controversial. They are all from the book, though.

This is all about YOU, so you can start answering these questions as soon as you put it on your watch list. :) Please note, you are required to send this swap through EMAIL, not through swap-bot messages. You can type it into the email, do a copy and paste, or attach it as a document for your partner to open, but you do need to send it by EMAIL.

The book is set up in different sections, so I think that will work best for the swap. Some questions will be super quick for you to answer, others might take a few sentences. I can't put a length on this swap for requirements, as some questions can be answered in a word or two. But feel free to write more.

If you receive an EMAIL with all the questions answered, please rate your partner a 5. If you wrote a paragraph and your partner only writes a sentence, that's ok, but you can't rate them down for that. The requirements are to answer the questions, and to send by EMAIL no later than the send by date. If you don't get your partner's email, please message them and let them know! I will angel this swap if you are flaked on, but you need to contact your partner, rate accordingly by swap-bot standards first.

I'd like to point out, my aim is not to start a controversy. If you are uncomfortable answering some of these questions, please just note that, and move on. If you receive the swap from someone else and do not agree with their views, it's ok. Let's not fight, ok? :)

Questions that follow with yes or no can just be marked that way, you do not need to elaborate, unless you wish. What you share it up to you.

Opinions

What is your opinion of: (Choose pro or con for each)

The right to have an abortion

Rights and services for illegal immigrants

Legalization of drugs

Equal rights for homosexuals

Which issue concerns you the most? (Choose from the list above, or write your own answer)

On behalf of this issue (above) you have:

-donated time OR -donated money OR -done nothing

The environmental issue that concerns you most:

Do you believe a person is defined by what he or she does for a living?

-why or why not?

Politically, you define yourself as: -liberal Or -moderate Or -conservative

Family

Three things you like about your mother: 1

2

3

Three things you like about your father

1

2

3

Which question felt easier to answer?

-mother Or -father

Character or physical traits you inherited from your mother

Three things you dislike about your mother

1 2 3

Three things you dislike about your father

1 2 3

Which question felt easier to answer? -mother or -father

Character or physical traits you inherited from your father

When you were a child, your parents spent

-enough time with you

-too much time with you

-not enough time with you

The most common issue you and your parents have argued about

The most beautiful childhood memory of your parents

The most horrifying childhood memory of your parents

If you didn’t know your parents you would choose these two people as your mother and father: Mother Father

If they were not available, you would choose these two famous people as your mother and father Mother Father

Do you think you said ‘I love you” enough to your mother? -yes -no

Do you think you said “I love you” enough to your father? -yes -no

Has your mother told you that she loves you enough? -yes -no

Has your father told you that he loves you enough? -yes -no

Your mother often said

Your father often said

Whom do you resemble physically -mother -father

Something your parents did that you have never forgiven

What would it take for you to forgive them?

If you had to imagine your mother as an animal, she would be

If you had to imagine your father as n animal he would be

You and your siblings share in common –

A trait you do not share with your siblings

Your favorite relative is … why?

You least favorite relative is … why?

If you were not related to your family members, you would still choose these three as your friends 1 2 3

If you had to imagine your siblings as animals, they would be (list name and animal)

Something you wish for your mother

Something you wish for your father

Friends

Three traits you look for in a friend

1 2 3

The friend you have known the longest amount of time (name & number of years)

Is this person a close friend? -yes -no

Why or why not?

The friend you miss the most?

When was the last time you saw this friend?

When do you think you will see this friend again?

A friend who makes you laugh often

A friend to whom you can tell anything

A friend to whom you can go for advice

The best piece of advice this friend gave you

A friend you can have adventures with

The best adventure you had with this friend

A friend you can flirt with

A friend you should not flirt with as much as you do

A friend you would like to kiss

A friend you should not have kissed

A friend you don’t take seriously

A friend you may lose soon Why?

A friend you lost for a reason other than death

Do you: -hope to see this friend again -hope never to see this friend again -If you were to see this friend again, you would be unaffected

A friend who does or believes in something you cannot respect

Describe what it is that you cannot respect

A friend with whom you would like to be closer

Describe the barrier that exists between you and this friend

A friend to whom you would never lend money & why

A friend who has betrayed you

How did this friend betray you

Have you forgiven this friend? -yes -no

A friend who has done something terrible but whom you have forgiven

Describe what you have forgiven

A friend you need to forgive

A friend you would name as godparent of your child

A friend to whom you have something important to say, but have not yet had the courage

What is it that you want to say?your two closest friends (For following few questions, list answer for friend #1 & friend #2) 1 2

One trait you admire in each of them 1 2

One trait you wish each of them could change 1 2

An animal that best describes each of them 1 2

Your mother is your friend -yes -no

Your father is your friend -yes -no

Your best friend as a child

Your worst enemy as a child

Your best friend as a teenager

Your worst enemy as a teenager

Your best friend as an adult

Your worst enemy as an adult

If you could, where would you banish your worst enemy to?

Are you able to forgive your enemies? -yes -no

If no, why not?

The friend who is most like you and why

The friend who is most unlike you and why

The friend who uses most of your energy

A friend you will see in hell

A friend you will see in heaven

So, this is the fourth swap! Please use: Swap-bot: I Wanna Talk About Me Opinions, Family & Friends for the subject line of the email.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the swap, please send me a PM as I may not see the question in the comments section.

Who can join?

The swap is International, and I will open it up to swappers with a 4.98 or above rating, with NO unresolved 1's or 3's. If you have a 1 or 3 on your ratings records from this year, please PM me to explain what happened before you join! If you don't do this, you may be banned from the swap. Even though this is "only an email swap" no one wants to be flaked on, right?

New swappers need a 5.0 rating, and a very well filled out profile. (By this, I mean several sections of information filled out, and a good rule of thumb is that I should need to scroll down while reading it.)

If you are an unrated new swapper and wish to do this swap, please send me a PM, maybe we can do a private one. But, if you do not PM me first, do not sign up, or you will be banned. I'm all about communication and following rules. (My kids hate it! :) )

All swappers need valid address/email on records (of course, that's a swap-bot thing!), and you must sign in to swap-bot with in 2 days of the sign up deadline so I can see that you are active. (If you can't sign in w/in 2 days, send me a PM, let me know, we'll work something out.)

If I send you a PM, you need to reply. If you do not reply before sign up ends, you may be banned from the swap. That communication thing again .... Seriously, though, I don't want anyone to be disappointed by a flaker, and sometimes I need more information before I can determine if someone needs to be excluded from the swap. So, communicate.

This is going to be a fairly quick turn around, just a week from partners assigned to send by, so please be ready to send out, ok? :)

I usually assign partners the morning following the sign up date, and I often send out an email to let you know that partners are assigned and ready.