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i think kids know that "why" generally gets a bit of conversation from a grown-up (cause we love proving how smart we are); it's like their only small-talk tool so they lean on it for everything. they don't actually want to know "why" they just want to keep the conversation going
am i alone in having a child who asks "why" in the most stereotypically whiney-bored tone imaginable, i.e. "whyyyyYYYYYYY"
― his venerable escutcheon, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
they don't actually want to know "why" they just want to keep the conversation going
agreed, this is definitely what's going on
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
re: vaccines
Our 2 year always ran a fever/got a little sick after her initial vaccinations, but that seemed to diminish after each visit. Now she just gets pissed off for about an hour.
― Darin, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
> "daddy, that car is green"
"yep, sure is"
"why?"
― his venerable escutcheon, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:57 PM
> "because the person who bought the car has bad taste"
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 6:58 PM
The Real reason I drive a green car:
1) It's the only color the dealer had in stock that was equipped as I wanted (4 doors and a stick shift), and
2) I asked my cute upstairs flatmate Alexis if I should buy the green car they had, or factory-order the gray car I really wanted and have to wait several weeks and pay more. I showed her the brochure with the seven color choices; she jumped up and down and got all excited about the green - "Pick green! It's way the coolest!". So I of course bought the green one, and instead of my car always reminding me of how I keep settling for second best, instead it will forever remind me of a cute girl.
There's a great parenting lesson in here somewhere....
― Everything else is secondary, Thursday, 15 December 2011 11:29 (twelve years ago) link