To think toddlers ask the most wonderful but unanswerable questions?

[doradaisy]

Here are a few of my best ones from DD age 3 and 3 quarters:

'Why don't sheep have heels mummy?'

'Do wolves like eating raw bacon?'

'Why is fire hot?'

:)

Why is it a cow?

that dousnt really answer the question though, thats just dismissing the question as something you dont agree with so wont answer.

well 'cow' is just the signifier for animals with four legs, and udders that have four stomachs....

it just is sweetheart!

or another 'why do we talk'

um, no it is answering the question, in an atheist household. Same answer for angels and unicorns. Of course its an answer, don't be silly!

Plus there is always the ultimate answer to any question that confounds you..."why do you think X is?" Then they can explain it to you, and often come out with brilliant explanations.

@Kirsty good one!
Love the questions, hoping for more to come
My DS isn't there just yet but I'm sure he'll start soon, he's 2.9

its so not answering the question at all..

If i try the what do you think, he shouts no i want you to tell me

how isn't it? What is god made of? Nothing, it doesn't exist. On what planet is that not answering the question, and on how else would you expect an atheist to answer it?

ok MsTeak, Fair enough. Try this one: 'how hard is it to be lighthearted on a lighthearted thread?'

Could you also answer my DN's 'Why is the sky?'

MsTeak - what about father christmas, easter bunny and the tooth fairy!! Do you also tell your DC they're not real?

Nice use of sarcasm there kenobi ;)

thank you MsTeak for your tips on answering my toddlers sheep/garden questions earlier because I couldn't possibly come up with those answers myself.

where's my pen, must write it down as not often does one come across such genius and inspiration.

tee hee ;)

Nope. They are all far more interesting to small children though! We have all the magic, jsut none of the religion.

Why is the sky? Well thats probably one of the "why do you think?

Don't know why you're all leaping on me. The thread didn't say "isn't it cute when toddlers ask funny questions?" it was AIBU to think toddlers ask unanswerable questions, and my opinion is YABU, they aren't unanswerable. Perhaps you should have put it in chat?

nasty, dora, not so light-hearted yourself there.

Way to suck the joy out of a thread MsTeak

at "is that the receipt for me" Aawww!

Why is the sky? Well thats probably one of the "why do you think?

As that's not an answer ? it's actually another question ? I'm claiming it as an unanswerable question which vaildates dora's post title. So there.

Look, I don't normally join in if lots of people are 'leaping on' one poster (to use your phrase), but everyone else understood the spirit of the thread, and I'm sure you did too. So you're just coming across as a bit... I dunno, humourless? Pedantic? Therefore it's slightly irresistible to pose more questions for you.

But yes you are absolutely entitled to your opinion. YABU away. And yes, this thread is probably more suited to chat, but it's Friday so meh.

oh god whatever. I merely pointed out that they were not unanswerable questions, not in the slightest.
G'wan and have a "aww aren't the ickle babbies cute" thread if you want, but don't put in AIBU and then whine when someone points out that you're not actually talking about what you say you are.

Perhaps the thread title was rhetorical, MsTeak. Although I'm sure that an enlightened intellectual as yourself wouldn't fail to recognise subtle nuances in the english language such as that

Oh, and replying to a question with a question, is not answering the question. I don't think many examiners across the country would be impressed if students started writing "why do YOU think it is?" on their exam papers
Oh, and I wouldn't tell a child that God, Unicorns etc don't exist so their question is redundant. Even if you don't believe, it's a little heartless to state flat out there is no mystery or magic in life at that young age. No doubt Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and any fictional books containing talking animals, harry potter, hungry caterpillar etc don't exist in your house either

Can't wait to reach the toddler stage! My friends is 3 and is just so much fun and so gorgeous, and it's lovely to see him so curious.

God is made of Marmite.

you could read the thread, Sche. Or evn just the bit where I expressly said that we have santa and all that, just not a god.

Nice of you to write such a long post to tell me how joyless I am, try reading the responses before attacking someone. Again, very lighthearted, especially the 's next to your insults.

She can put her thread in AIBU if she wants. People ask 'Would IBU to kill DP for doing X?' They don't actually mean that. They're not asking for a debate of moral absolutes.

FFS. Not the same thing.
Read back my first comments, I do not deserve to be sneered at, told I'm an idiot, my children have no magic in their lives (when I'd already expressly answered that), and more.

Christ, what the fuck is wrong with saying if a toddler asks a cute question, just fucking answer it?

Whining? Ahhh, is that what I was doing...? Gosh, and I'm not normally a whiney person at all.

Personally I prefer this time of

oh bite me, I'm off to talk to my 3 year old, he's far more interesting than you lot.

Please repost this in Chat DoraDaisy. Maybe then it will be left alone so people can enjoy it as it was meant to be and MsTeak can go and tell someone else what they're doing wrong.