Z has entered The Why Phase. She stands at the edge of the bathroom vanity watching me wash my face.
"Why are you putting soap on your face, Mommy?"
"Because I'm washing my face."
"Why are you washing your face, Mommy?"
"Becuase it's dirty."
"Why is it dirty?"
???
These questions are always linear, somewhat expected but always end in me being stumped for an answer. Why is my face dirty? Hmmm. I don't really know that it is, but how do I explain and do I really need to? I totally understand how "because I said so" entered the Mommy vernacular. It's the shortest way to end the relentless litany of whys.
"Why did you steal Daddy's little car from him, Mommy?"
"I didn't steal it, I'm just driving it because mine's in the shop."
"Why is your car in the shop, Mommy?"
"Because it has a power-steering leak and needs a new hose."
LONG PAUSE WHILE 3-YEAR-OLD BRAIN PROCESSES THIS INFORMATION
"You mean it has a hole in it, Mommy?"
"Yeah, sweetie, I guess that's what I mean."
"Did you take it to the shop in the little car, Mommy?"
"No, sweetie, I drove it there myself."
LONG PAUSE AGAIN WHILE SHE PONDERS THIS
"Because the big car is too big to fit in Daddy's little car?"
"That's right sweetie."
"Got it!"
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4 comments:
daddy's little car ... hee hee
Why, why, why - it's endless. But charming.
Ah, now you join the thousands of mother's who swore with THEIR children would never say, "Because I said so." Another good one is, "Because I'm the Momma."
Biscuit - I use "Because I'm the boss" sometimes too. But I've only taught her to now say, "I'm the boss" back to me. Oh, and I get a "Because I said so" from her, as well. Nice manners.
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Z has entered The Why Phase. She stands at the edge of the bathroom vanity watching me wash my face.
"Why are you putting soap on your face, Mommy?"
"Because I'm washing my face."
"Why are you washing your face, Mommy?"
"Becuase it's dirty."
"Why is it dirty?"
???
These questions are always linear, somewhat expected but always end in me being stumped for an answer. Why is my face dirty? Hmmm. I don't really know that it is, but how do I explain and do I really need to? I totally understand how "because I said so" entered the Mommy vernacular. It's the shortest way to end the relentless litany of whys.
"Why did you steal Daddy's little car from him, Mommy?"
"I didn't steal it, I'm just driving it because mine's in the shop."
"Why is your car in the shop, Mommy?"
"Because it has a power-steering leak and needs a new hose."
LONG PAUSE WHILE 3-YEAR-OLD BRAIN PROCESSES THIS INFORMATION
"You mean it has a hole in it, Mommy?"
"Yeah, sweetie, I guess that's what I mean."
"Did you take it to the shop in the little car, Mommy?"
"No, sweetie, I drove it there myself."
LONG PAUSE AGAIN WHILE SHE PONDERS THIS
"Because the big car is too big to fit in Daddy's little car?"
"That's right sweetie."
"Got it!"
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"Why are you putting soap on your face, Mommy?"
"Because I'm washing my face."
"Why are you washing your face, Mommy?"
"Becuase it's dirty."
"Why is it dirty?"
???
These questions are always linear, somewhat expected but always end in me being stumped for an answer. Why is my face dirty? Hmmm. I don't really know that it is, but how do I explain and do I really need to? I totally understand how "because I said so" entered the Mommy vernacular. It's the shortest way to end the relentless litany of whys.
"Why did you steal Daddy's little car from him, Mommy?"
"I didn't steal it, I'm just driving it because mine's in the shop."
"Why is your car in the shop, Mommy?"
"Because it has a power-steering leak and needs a new hose."
LONG PAUSE WHILE 3-YEAR-OLD BRAIN PROCESSES THIS INFORMATION
"You mean it has a hole in it, Mommy?"
"Yeah, sweetie, I guess that's what I mean."
"Did you take it to the shop in the little car, Mommy?"
"No, sweetie, I drove it there myself."
LONG PAUSE AGAIN WHILE SHE PONDERS THIS
"Because the big car is too big to fit in Daddy's little car?"
"That's right sweetie."
"Got it!"