WHY?......

Everyone talks about the “Terrible  Two’s, the “Trying Three’s, and (the newly discovered) “F***ing Fours” But no one told me about the “Why’s”….

Caitlyn is going through (what I call) the “Annoying Why’s”. I have heard other kids do it to their moms and witnessed the mom’s getting irritated, and used to think, SHAME MAN they just have enquiring minds! But my GOD Caitlyn takes the cake on this one!

In the kitchen – I was making chicken salad sandwiches for Craig and I for lunch today.

Caitlyn:                 “Mommy why are you drying the beetroot on the serviette?”

Me:                        “Because if I don’t it will make the sandwich soggy”        

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Because it is wet and if you put wet things on bread it makes the bread go soggy”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Because.”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Go get your bag because we need to go to school now.”

We get into the car and the onslaught continues :

Caitlyn:                 “Mommy why have you got my lunch bag in the car?”

Me:                        “Because I made sandwiches for Daddy and I for lunch today!”  

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Cause we need to have lunch, and I am not going to buy lunches anymore .”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”               

Me:                        “Because it gets expensive and I am trying to be good on my diet?”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Craig steps in here: “So we can save money to send you to school”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Before Craig can answer Caitlyn spots a lady standing on the side of the road……

Caitlyn:                 “Mommy why is that lady standing on the side of the road?”

Me:                        “Because she is waiting for the bus”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Cause she doesn’t have a car, so she needs to catch a bus”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Because she needs to get to work.”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Because she needs to earn money”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “So she can buys some toys.”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “Cause she doesn’t have any.”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        “CAITLYN COUNT HOW MANY BUSSES YOU CAN SEE”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        …..silence (in the hopes the questions will stop).

Caitlyn then spots a school girl walking to the bus stop…

Caitlyn:                 “Mommy what’s that girls name?”

Me:                        “Caitlyn I don’t know”

Caitlyn:                 “Why?”

Me:                        …..silence.

LUCKILY we arrived at crèche before the next onslaught of “Why?” I love that Caitlyn wants to learn but geez kid “throw the dog a bone” Now I know why my mom used to say “BECAUSE I SAID SO!” and that was the end of that!  Anyhoo I am off to Google “a cure” for the “Annoying Why’s” if there is such a thing (as a cure)….