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Fading's picture

We had SD4 yesterday and she was her natural annoying self, but now she has started to do the 'why' thing. She hasn't done this before and I know it is natural for many kids to get to this stage but does it HAVE to be so darn annoying?!? She was watching Barbie Mermaidia and kept asking why to EVERYTHING from why is barbie blonde to why doesn't Bibble talk like Barbie does. Then she wanted DH to read her a book on firsts (plane ride, day of school, siblings etc) and yet again she asked WHY TO EVERYTHING. I am sitting there listening to her and she interrupted DH every other word with a 'why'. I know its normal but oh mylanta its irritating.
We tried working with her on her ABCs, colors, shapes and opposites. She can do the abc's but completely wrong. We tried helping her but we can't get rid of the 'h i k k elimino i'. When DH took her home, we learned WHY. When he took SD4 back to BM she wanted DH and BM to do the ABC song with her before DH left. Of course DH complied so they stood on the porch and all three did the abcs. BM DOES THE H I KK ELIMINO I too!!!!! Plus instead of Z its C, and V is B. I was shocked! This woman is 31 and she STILL can't say her ABCs right. This child is DOOMED.
Good part of the day? SD4 can now name hexagons, pentagons and octagons without help. Oh and I discovered BM doesn't know her abcs... }:)
All in all it was a good visitation. Probably the best in a long time. Maybe its the ginkgo biloba I started taking....

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Amazed's picture

Oh the wonderful WHYS...they're fabulous aren't they?

I am happy to see you had a great visit! Stepping in good directions.
I think ya'll should buy BM some ABC workbooks }:)

The WHYS will pass...they're ugly while they last though. I always had to say to myself,"ok...choochoo has only be alive for 4-5 years, he knows practically nothing and wants to know everything. This is a good thing as long as I have the right answers."

"Venting without the desire to look within and improve your situation is simply venting to hear yourself bitch."

..."I'm not mean, you're just a sissy."

soverysad's picture

Great response Crayon. They "whys" while annoying are how kids learn and are a very important part of child development. "whys" to learn help them learn whatever it is they're asking. "Whys" to obstruct are important to teach them that in some areas of life there is no choice or negotiation. How you handle both sets will make all the difference in a kids world.

"God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy" and you can't change crazy!!

Bradybunchmom's picture

I agree with Crayon. I tolerate most of the whys...but fiance has a bad habit of falling for this Skids asking questions at bedtime because they KNOW daddy will sit there and answer everything. I ALWAYS had to go back in and say "ok guys, enough! It's bedtime."

Finally I just gave the bedtime task to fiance. I tell him to start early, get done as close to 8 as possible, spend as much time with each child (except the ones that are being naughty at bedtime) and have at it. I then put my headphones on and blast music refusing to look at the time.