Why?
September 24, 2009 by NaysWay · 4 Comments
Why.
If you live with a three-year-old, know that this is a word you will hear often. Sun up. Sun down. Why.
And, try as you might, there is no real, satisfying answer to the question when asked. And when you’re exhausted with Why, and you use the old faithful, “Because I said so”, it never really, truly works.
Because Why is an insatiable question with an answer that must be in China somewhere. And it doesn’t matter how long, how far, or how deep you dig, the answer to Why can never be reached.
Not with a three-year-old, anyway.
Why is not asked with the impetus of knowing. Why is not asked for any philosophical metaphoric reason. Why is meant to torture you. Why is meant to see just. how. long. I. can. flick. your. ear. before. your. head. explodes. Why is LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA — what were you saying?
Why is Mommy. Why dat dog walking? Mommy. Why dat lady yarn wit her mouf? Mommy. Why dat light green? Mommy. Why you make dat noise? Mommy. Why you say no more talking? Mommy. Why you close you ears? Mommy. Why you leaving? Mommy. Why you no say nuffin’? Mommy. Why you close you ears wit you hands? Mommy. Why you open dat window? Mommy. Why you jumping?
Mommy. Why you lay dare on duh graown? Mommy? Mommy? Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. Mommymommymommymommymommy.
Daddy. Why her do dat?
Truer words have never been spoken: “Why is not asked with the impetus of knowing. Why is not asked for any philosophical metaphoric reason. Why is meant to torture you. ”
Love it!
Have I mentioned how much I love your writing style and your awesome pictures? You really do have a great blog. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a bunch! (I mean that. For a while, I thought I was just talking to myself. Nothing wrong with that, I’m just sayin’.) Gotta love my kids. They give me good material.
Why you make us laugh so hard???
I feel your pain – my 3 year old has recently added the When? questions:
When is Dada coming home?
When are you gonna make lunch?
When are we going to the park?
Once those questions are answered she starts in with “Is it time for ….Dada to get home…lunch…us to go to the park?
Next time she sits down to color a picture start asking her why questions. Why did you pick that picture, why are you using that color, why do you make squiggle lines, why don’t you color the star first. MIne answered the first 3-4 questions with excitement, then she rolled her eyes at me, turned herself away and proceeded to ignore me.
Fun times.
You know, I tried doing that whole reverse psychology on Booger. That nut actually LIKES the role reversal. LIKES me asking her questions, rapid-fire. She thinks its funny. The broad is crazy.