why?

so the three little word has come to our house and it's here to stay i'm afraid. i was thinking it might hold off it's arrival until 3 years old, that's the age i had heard it usually comes.

so this is how our day goes:
'isaiah, please don't pick your nose.' wait for it.... 'why?'
'isaiah, please don't hit your sister.....' 'why?'
'isaiah, we're going to go now.....' 'why?'

even as i sit here typing he's saying, 'why mama? why mama? why?'

it showed up a couple days ago and i thought, 'oh that's just a one time thing.' not so.

my response should be to desire to explain every detail of this world to my son. to take the time to open up his world to all that he's inquiring about. but most times i hear myself in the hustle of the day saying those dreaded words i said i would never repeat....'because i said so.'

i know there are times he should just say, 'okay mommy.' other times i should give an explanation. oh, parenting is ever changing. the new challenge before me:

why.