David has officially entered the “why” stage. You know; the one where many statements will elicit a response of “Why?” from the child? Well, here’s a conversation we had yesterday, as best as I can remember.
To set the stage: we’re currently on vacation at Grandma and Pop’s house, but specifically, to attend their retirement party. As things were winding down, last night (there were like 80 people here, at the height of things), the kids asked to get in the pool. Unfortunately, it was just a little too chilly for that, by that point, so we compromised and got in the hot tub.
While Leah, David, and I (Daddy) were “swimming” in the hot tub, my aunts, Barbara, Janice, and Mary Lou, sat down with Mommy and talked with me and the kids, from beside the tub. One by one, the aunts took off for their respective destinations, which eventually led David to ask what was going on.
David: “Where’s Janice?”
Daddy: “At the hotel.”
David: “Where?”
Daddy: “On Route 23.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “So she can sleep.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because she’s tired.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because it’s night time.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because the sun went down.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because the Earth rotates on its axis.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because if it didn’t, we’d fall off.”
David: “Why?”
Daddy: “Because there’d be no gravity.”
David: “Oh.”
…which apparently explained everything, since that’s where the conversation ended. ;-)
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Ahh, you've gotta love the "why" stage. What a funny conversation. It seems to me that it probably turned out to be a good thing that he stopped asking why when he did, because I'm not sure I would've been able to accurately answer too many questions beyond "there'd be no gravity." :-) Thanks for sharing. Hope you guys have a fun time with family in NJ!
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