Monday, March 30, 2009

But Why?

Currently, Colin is putting Cason to bed. I'm pretty sure that Colin is actually asleep and that Cason has got out every book he owns, "read" it out loud, and thrown it on the ground. I am, personally, not going to concern myself with the outcome of this charade. Every now and then, they both emerge, and head to the bathroom where Cason attempts to do some business. Have I told Colin he is being played? No. And I don't plan to.

Cason has had a bad case of the Whys? recently. Everything I say to him, he says, "Why?" In an early attempt to break him of this habit, I decided I would just ignore him (I know. Set him up with a therapist now.). If I didn't acknowledge he was saying it, he would quit, right? So it went like this:

Me: Please don't stand up in the bath tub.
Cason: Why?
Me: Because that's how people fall and get hurt.
Cason: Why
Cason: Why, Mom?
Cason: Momma, Why?
Cason: WHY?
Cason: (louder): MOMMA WHY?!
Cason: I SAID MOMMA WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me: BECAUSE I TOLD YOU NOT TO THAT'S WHY!

And then he gives me this look, like, "Well, gosh you don't have to yell about it." And Kendall gave him this look like, "OMG, I know, right?"

3 comments:

lisa bialon said...

LOL! I know exactly what you mean! Karli has been asking why for months, maybe even years now! It started early with her and it still continues...sometimes I just can't keep coming up with answers! Anyway---thanks for sharing...I'm totally with you on that one!

Elizabeth said...

My plan is to never teach Anna the word "why". Pretty sure that will work.

Ginny said...

hahahahaha