I think I mentioned a while back that you are into the “why?” stage. This is never more apparent than when we are in the car, and you don’t have anything better to do than to ask me questions.
“Why you stoppin’?”
Because the light is red.
“Why that light is red?”
Because red means stop.
“Ohhhhhhhh. Why you drivin’ now?”
As exasperating as this is sometimes, I kind of love it. It helps me to see the world the way you do, with fresh eyes, and sometimes I really have to think about the answers. Occasionally you even stump me.
“Why we stoppin’, Momma?”
We’re going through the drive through to get a coffee and a bagel.
“Ohhhhhh. All those cars getting bagels, too?”
Some of them are.
“I don’t want them to get my bagels!”
There are lots of bagels. Probably most of them are just getting coffee.
“Why they gettin’ coffee?”
Because it tastes good.
“Why it taste good?”
…uh…
I don’t know, why does coffee taste good? It really shouldn’t. It’s bitter and gives you bad breath and you need to either “acquire a taste” or dump a truckload of sugar in it. And yet, here we are.
I also find myself being a little more aware of what I’m telling you:
“Where dat car going?”
I don’t know, maybe he lives over there.
“Why he live over there?”
That’s a good question, that’s a really shitty part of town.
…the property taxes are low.
So I’m just going to indulge my inner student and see how many questions I can get “right”, for the short period in which you’re actually interested in what I have to say.
(About a week?)
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3 comments:
Ahhh this is my son on a daily basis. I usually end with ok...thats enough questions right now lets play the quiet game while mommy drives
Oh, I think he'll be interested in what you have to say for a long time. The other day, Oscar asked me some question (I can't remember what it was) and I answered exasperatedly, "I don't know, Oscar. I don't know that answer to that." And he was so distraught! "But you have to know, Mommy! You have to know the answers!"
You are basically setting up a future where Xander things you know everything. That's not so bad, though is future spouse might hate you for it :)
Oh yeah, the why's can drive you nuts sometimes but they're also adorable. I find old ladies smiling at us when I'm pushing the kids through a store getting hit by a barrage of WHY'S and trying my best to answer them. You know, since it's illegal to duct tape their sweet little mouths shut so they stop asking.
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