Why mom?
Luke's new favorite phrase is "Why mom?" In case you were wondering, Emmett has not outgrown this phase yet, so now David and I get to answer at least twice as many questions in a day. And you know that every answer is greeted with another "why."
David has realized that single-word, technically correct answers tend to curb the strings of whys. Here's an example from earlier today:
M: Luke, stop standing on my foot.
L: Why mom?
M: It hurts.
L: Why mom?
M: Biology.
When I'm feeling like it, I do go on and on about nerves, chemical signals, and the importance of knowing when your body is being damaged so you can avoid it. But if I'm not, the one-word answers have been working.
Here's another example from last weekend when we were at Costco:
E: Mom, where are the high tables for standing at when you eat?
M: Oh, they're in the other Costco. This isn't the same Costco that we saw them in.
E: Why?
M: Well, that Costco is near your school, and this Costco is near our house.
E: Why?
M: Geography.
Other common answers include "physics," "etiquette," and "safety." Much easier than explaining liability insurance to a five year old. Which I tried to do, in response to "Why does that ramp say "no skateboarding?"
David has realized that single-word, technically correct answers tend to curb the strings of whys. Here's an example from earlier today:
M: Luke, stop standing on my foot.
L: Why mom?
M: It hurts.
L: Why mom?
M: Biology.
When I'm feeling like it, I do go on and on about nerves, chemical signals, and the importance of knowing when your body is being damaged so you can avoid it. But if I'm not, the one-word answers have been working.
Here's another example from last weekend when we were at Costco:
E: Mom, where are the high tables for standing at when you eat?
M: Oh, they're in the other Costco. This isn't the same Costco that we saw them in.
E: Why?
M: Well, that Costco is near your school, and this Costco is near our house.
E: Why?
M: Geography.
Other common answers include "physics," "etiquette," and "safety." Much easier than explaining liability insurance to a five year old. Which I tried to do, in response to "Why does that ramp say "no skateboarding?"
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