Because I said so….
Why doesn’t that work/apply/seem okay? I tell you I want to say “because I said so” about 150 times a day. Fortunately I only say it in my head or when I go in to my closet to talk to myself like a crazy woman. HA!
Piper loves to ask questions even when she knows the answer. Here is a scenario, I am making soup for lunch and Piper comes over and says “what are you making for lunch.” I have learned to say “what do you think I am making for lunch (with no negative tone)” and she says “soup.” If I answer most of her questions with a question in a polite tone she answers them and we are done, I got that one figured out:)
Landis asks “why” about 1000 times a day. Here is the scenario, girls let’s wash our hands for lunch, Landis asks why, I say so we can have clean hands for lunch, why, so we don’t get germs, why, so we won’t get sick, why, so we can eat, why….about now I want to say “because I said so.”
Funny thing is that Lela doesn’t ask why and doesn’t really ask questions to which she knows the answer. She generally asks the question what can I do but we have a solution for that too, its a box of index cards with activities written on them and when she doesn’t know what to do she draws one out and then she knows what to do.
So it seems that today’s biggest drama is the endless “why” from my ultra cute, lovable, inquisitive two year old. Funny how writing that out makes it all seem so insignificant and really nothing to get upset about. HA, now I can come out of the office and finish the day, thanks for listening.