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Last weekend my wife and I kept her eight year old niece for the weekend as a reward for her learning how to ride her bike without the training wheels, a very big day for her. It was kind of a test run for us since we don’t have kids yet and things went fine.
A reoccurring theme for the weekend was “Why?” to most everything from where we went to what we were having for dinner. I’m sure you parents are snickering and thinking no kidding you better get use to it.
I came across an article in the BBC magazine today by Mark Vernon that stopped me in my tracks. It’s called “But Why: Your Answers to 10 Tricky Children’s Questions”. It’s pretty good stuff and hopefully you’ll find it amusing.
I’m going to list the 10 questions selected and you can compare your answers to those provided in the article’s link. Just imagine a small child asking you these questions.
- Why don’t all fish die when lightning hits the sea?
- How much does the sky weigh?
- Why can’t people leave other people alone?
- Why aren’t birds electrocuted on wires?
- What is time?
- Why is the moon sometimes out in the sky in the day, too?
- Why did God let my kitten die?
- Why do I like pink?
- Why is water wet?
- Why does my best friend have two dads?
After reading these questions I realized I got off easy last weekend. I better study up for the next visit.
photo by Stacy Shireman
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