The whys have started..in full force!! And how do i deal with them??
T: Why are the trees green Mummy?
Me: Cos they have something called chlorophyll in them
T: Why??
Me: so they can make food.
T: Make food? Why?
Me: Cos all green plants make food so they can provide other animals with food
T: why??
Me: So the other animals can survive
T: Why???
Me: Cos our world is made up of many different animals
T: Many animals! Oh yah i like animals!
(Tip 1: Deliberately miss the point, it throws her off course!!)
T: Why does Yi Yi's face have so many pimples?
Me: Cos YiYi is heaty
T: Heaty? why?
Me: Cos she didnt drink enough water
T: Why?
Me: Cos she was busy and forgot to drink
T: Why?
Me: Cos she's got alot of work to do
T: Why?
Me: Cos her boss gave her alot of work
T: Why?
Me: Cos he's a slave driver
T: Oh ok
( Tip 2: Use big words! Words that i am pretty sure she has never encountered. She will accept them all the same!)
T: Mummy where's Daddy?
Me: Daddy's outside watching football
T: Why?
Me: Cos Daddy likes football
T: Why?
Me: Cos football is exciting
T: Why?
Me: Cos i dunno
T: Why?
Me: Cos i dunno
T: Ok...i dunno too!
(Tip 3: Just say i dunno!! Muahahaha....doesnt always work though...)
And sometimes, her whys leave us simply stumped for any form of rebuttal!!
T: Where are u going Daddy?
Hubby: To the toilet
T: Why?
HB: Cos i need to go to the toilet
T: (Following Daddy to the toilet) Why?
HB: Cos i need to do something
(proceeds to cut nose hair with scissors)
T: Why?
HB: Cos i need to do something!
(Hubby's not very imaginative with his answers)
T: Why are u cutting ur nose Daddy??
HB: ......
