I knew it was inevitable. I knew it would come. I've been terrified since the day she learned to talk of this day coming, and now unfortunately I have the sad, sad duty to report to you that it has arrived...
"Why?"
I suppose because little children are curious about everything, and they are looking for information.
"Why?"
Because they want to know all about the world around them. There is so much to know.
"Why?"
The world is a big place and...
"Why?"
Well, I'm not sure exactly. It just is. It's filled with so many different things: animals, plants, people,...
"Why?"
I don't know! It just is! Now hush and let Mommy finish blogging!
She has hit the "why phase". I really hate this phase. I babysat for a little girl once (and I do mean once) who all night long kept repeating this one word to me, wanting more and more information from my then 18 year old brain, until my ears started to bleed. Now I live with one of these.
Can any of you more experienced parents out there tell me how long this phase lasts? We're on about day three, and I'm already poised with the icepick ready to shove it into my ears at the sound of that little voice uttering that word to me.
As a side effect, it has also marked the beginning of my new phase: the "Because I said so!" phase.
I'm not a parent, but I can relate. Sort of. It was a horrible, horrible day when my baby African Grey parrot learned to say "NO!" and "Stop it!". Aaaarrrrhhhhggggg!!!
Oh, boy! I don't think my son is too far behind your daughter, and I am not looking forward to this phase. You can figure out how to survive it and let me know when I get there, 'K? :-) Kind of makes you understand why so many mothers seem to develop selective hearing, doesn't it?
By 
Lisa @ The Plain-Spoken Pen, at
10:20 AM
Yes, the "why" phase is fun, and does tend to bring on mommy's "because I said so" phase, but even more fun is when your child picks up that phase as well. Uh, that's not how it works, kid.
By The Narcissist, at
12:37 PM
The last time I saw my niece, she was in the "What's That" stage. I'm getting antsy to be around babies. So i got a new kitten instead.
:: Mona ::
By 
, at
9:39 PM
it's funny because i had this conversation yesterday with my friend who has a 2 1/2 year old... I said to her "just you wait until she gets to the 'why?' stage",
well I have a 4 year old and she has outgrown the 'why' stage ( well 90% out grown it anyway...I don't think they ever outgrow it fully considering my 13 and 16 year old still occasionally say it).
Rachel.
http://www.jiorgee.modblog.com
By , at
2:37 AM
Just a tip - don't ever answer why when they want to know why you said no to something. Don't explain that they don't need candy because dinner is coming. Otherwise, they'll be almost 10 years old and making you account for every single no you give!
LOL I Christine, I saw the comments you left on my blog... good to know I'm not alone! We also get "No!" frequently, and the wonderful Hubs cannot understand how I can just tune it out. It's called self-preservation... duh!
By SeeingDouble, at
11:50 PM
