I kid you not, I thought this was a piece of parental folklore. I didn't think it really happened the way it was spoken about. I figured there had to be some exaggeration in there someone.
There isn't. It's real. God help us all.
Our child has been in the "Why" phase for awhile now. It's mind-numbing. At least for me. For an easygoing guy like Tom (self-professed "glass-half-full"), this isn't a big deal. In fact, he finds it funny. Entertaining even.
Me? I find it as pleasant as no air conditioning on a 100-degree day.
"Abby, you can't play with scissors."
"Why?"
"Because I don't want you to cut yourself."
"Why?"
For the love.
For my husband, this is nothing. For me, it's like Chinese water torture.
Then it got worse.
I write and edit for a living. I like to be grammatically correct. I'm one of those annoying people who can't stand it when people don't hyphenate properly.
Well, Abby (fittingly) decided to play on this when she took the "Why" phase to the next level.
She started asking "Why not?" in completely the wrong context.
"Abby, I need you to throw that away."
"Why not?"
Just consider me defeated.
"Abby, don't jump in the bath tub, I don't want you to slip."
"Why not?"
This is when prayers go up.
It's funny ... but it's not funny. For the love, child, don't injure yourself. Do you want to injure yourself? I didn't think so. STOP. ASKING. WHY.
I doubt this will actually stop anytime soon. In the meantime, throw some positive vibes my way.
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