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Save me from the "why"s

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greentiger

Thu, May 22 2008, 6:35 am

There was this funny comic strip (can't remember which one) where the mom (or maybe it was lucy from peanuts?) tells the kid, "If you ask why one more time you're really gonna get it!". Kid stops and thinks for a minute. Then: "How come??"

yo'ma

Thu, May 22 2008, 7:10 am

I answer my kids when they keep on asking why (but they're a little bigger)...Z. LOL

Akeres Habayis

Thu, May 22 2008, 7:13 am

challi

Thu, May 22 2008, 10:18 am

Oh my smiley:), I tried posting a post almost exactly like this one yesterday but it got erased and I had no patience to re-type it so........ I see you types it for me!!!

could you please eat... WHY
how are you feeling...............WHY
What clothes do you want............WHY
would you like something special................WHY

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WH Y WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Banging head

challi

Thu, May 22 2008, 10:24 am

I asked her why do you think, BTW. Her response was, " I don't know, why do you think Mommy?"

grin

Thu, May 22 2008, 10:35 am

just wait till you reach the age of "why not?"

why can't I go out to the mall with my freinds?
why can't I buy this short skirt?
why can't I stay out till midnight?

sarahd

Thu, May 22 2008, 1:40 pm

wif wrote:

It bothers me that a child should think that his question is silly...

I think it's a sign of intelligence that he realizes and is ready to admit that some of his whys are just reflex responses to my statements. Very Happy

He is perfectly well aware that he's not asking because he doesn't understand. He also knows that any real why of his gets answered.

flowerpower

Thu, May 22 2008, 1:57 pm

They are exploring that is why they are asking.

After the 3rd why in a row disrtact em and talk about something else.

If you think why is bad wait until they ask stuff like "how come its raining again, didnt the grass get wet yesterday...?"

wif

Thu, May 22 2008, 4:44 pm

sarahd wrote:

wif wrote:

It bothers me that a child should think that his question is silly...

I think it's a sign of intelligence that he realizes and is ready to admit that some of his whys are just reflex responses to my statements. Very Happy

He is perfectly well aware that he's not asking because he doesn't understand. He also knows that any real why of his gets answered.

Ah, I misunderstood. I figured that if he said that his question was silly, it was because you were telling him that his questions were silly. Which would be terrible. My bad!

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