Because I said so . . .

As typical kids do, the boys always want to ask ‘why?’ no matter what the question is.

Don’t forget to wash your hands.   Why?

Eat all of your veggies.  Why?

Stop hitting your brother.  Why?

You get the picture . . . after 1,000 why’s, our typical answer has become . . . ‘because I said so. ‘  You can probably tell where this is heading.

The other day we were watching a Tivo’d show when Andrew needed to use the bathroom.  Mom missed his official bathroom announcement so Andrew followed his initial request with more of a demand . . . ‘Mom, pause the TV’.  Not knowing the reason to pause, Mommy kindly asked . . . why?

Andrew stopped in his tracks looked at Mom and said . . . ‘because I said so!’ . . . and continued onto the bathroom.

After he was done, we explained that ‘because I said so’ doesn’t quite carry the same weight when they say it.  We are always amazed on how much kids notice and soak in.  We always enjoy seeing how their logic works.

Watch what you are saying . . . they are listening . . .