to wish ds (2.10) would outgrow the 'whyyyyy' phase?

[fullofregrets]

Gah.
Example conversations:

DS: that truck is red.
Me: yes it is.
DS: whyyyyyyy?

DS: I like this apple.
Me: that's good.
DS: why do I like it? Whyyyyy

DS: I've just thrown my car on the floor.
Me: so you have.
DS: why did I throw my car? Whyyyyyy.

I've given up giving complicated explanations because I know theyll be met with Whyyyyyy?
I'm very close to snapping 'because it is!'

DS is super gorgeous and lovely but oh god, the why phase is irritating. It's like his brain has been programmed with the instant esponse of Whyyyyyy.

Mine are past this stage, although when DS3 (just 5) is pretending to be George Pig, he starts with the why questions....

I remember when my neighbour's daughter was going through this stage. I was coming out of the house, said hello to her and her dad. She said 'Who's that?' Dad said 'Toast', his dd said 'Why'?

I hate to spread gloom here but at 9, ds2 was still known as "The WhyBoy".

No you don't or at least you wont when they become teenagers and you will long for any sort of conversation with them. youngest is now 9 and i really want to go back to him being all mine again at home together pottering around. enjoy it - in the blink of an eye its gone.

ds1 is 4 in a couple of weeks and only did it for a few days at the end of last term at nursery, I've missed out! I'm sure ds2 will make up for it soon.

My response at the time was "I don't know, why do you...."

I always say 'why do you think it is?'.

It's his method of continuing the conversation. If you make it so he has to express himself and his ideas rather than keeping you talking it's much less tiring and better for him :)

I never answered them if they just said "why".

I told them I would always answer any questions that started with "why".

That pizzed on their chips.

Sorry forgot to add - I was quite blunt and told them that "why" was only a word, not a question.
But I am an easily exasperated mom.

It's when there is no answer that really aggrevates me.

Or when I answer him and he just says whyyyy again.

I think "why not" can be worse. Especially if you're like me and usually forget the "because I said so" type of answer!

My ds2 (almost 2.6) has just started with these too, I don't remember ds1 asking this soon!

Have spent the day with my friend who has been retaliating - "Why is that your favourite car P?" "Why do we need to turn that way?" things like that. Her last one was "Why do you keep asking why P?" and after a "Let me think" from ds2 he came out with a resounding "Dut knoooow". She was triumphant!

Act dumb! Respond with a convincing "I don't know... Why do you think?"

My 3 year old has a kind of cute,( but extremely annoying at the same time) havit of saying "why not?" when she means "why". I cannot break her of it. So I might say "Would you put your toys away now please" she says "why not?" Whyyyyyy??? It drives me nuts, so yes YABU - it could be worse!!

Actually I think most kids and their parents go through the same thing and when the kids are older it's remembered with nostalgia.