Kids ask a lot of questions and "Because I said so!" just doesn't cut it as a reply. Since we're expecting a daughter in a few months, I thought it would be good to reflect on some of the more usefull replies my father has used over the years. I hope you will find inspiration in them as well:

• “Why?” “Because ‘y’ is a crooked letter.”

• "I wish..." "Wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up the quickest."

• “I’m thirsty.” “I’m Friday. Come over Saturday and we’ll have a Sundae.”

• "I can't." "Can't never could!"

• “If I had…” “Well if a frog had wings he wouldn’t be bumping his butt all the time, would he?”

• “But, but…” “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts it’d be Christmas all year ‘round.”

• “Who?” “Hoo? You might poop through feathers but your feet don’t fit no branch.”