"Sometimes, there are questions with no answers, but you have to ask them anyway."
— Beth, age 4
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| Beth: | [age 4] "I have a riddle for you." |
| Me: | "Okay." |
| Beth: | "What does nothing like to do?" |
| Me: | "What does nothing like to do??" |
| Beth: | "Yes." |
| Me: | "Umm... I don't know." |
| Beth: | [knowingly] "Nobody does. It's a riddle with no answer." |
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"I said ‘no’. I mean ‘no’. And a thousand times again: NO!"
— Beth, age 4, making herself clear
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What are my choices?
| [Scene: | the kids were having this conversation in the back of the car] |
| Beth: | [age 4] "How many sheep can fit into a tree?" |
| Luke: | [age 7] "What are my choices?" |
| Beth: | "5, 9, or 80." |
| Luke: | "9?" |
| Beth: | "No." |
| Luke: | "5?" |
| Beth: | "No." |
| Luke: | "80?" |
| Beth: | "Yes, that's it!" |
| [both erupt in laughter] | |
| Luke: | "Oh YEAH! Daddy's in the house tonight and he's eating at home!" |
| Beth: | "It's your turn." |
| Luke: | "Okay. How many unicorns can fit into a port-a-potty?" |
| Beth: | "What are my choices?" |
| Luke: | "A million, a million, or a million." |
| Beth: | "Hmm. A million?" |
| Luke: | "Is that the first million, the second million, or the third?" |
| Beth: | "The third?" |
| Luke: | "No." |
| Beth: | "The first?" |
| Luke: | "No." |
| Beth: | "It must be the second!" |
| Luke: | "YES!" |
| [both erupt in laughter] | |
| Luke: | "Your turn now." |
| Beth: | "How many motorcycles can fit on the roof?" |
| Luke: | "Of what? The car?" |
| Beth: | "The roof of that building right there." |
| Luke: | "Okay. What are my choices?" |
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You really mean yes
| Luke: | [age 7] "Can I do [...]?" |
| Me: | "No." |
| Luke: | "Please? I just want to [...] once!" |
| Me: | "I said no." |
| Luke: | "Come on! I'll be careful." |
| Me: | "Do you understand what I mean when I say no?" |
| Luke: | [hopefully] "When you say no, you really mean yes?" |
| Me: | "Um, no." |
| Luke: | "So that means yes!" |
| Me: | "No. It means no way, uh-uh, not a chance, ain't gonna happen, don't ask me again or you're going to be in trouble. Do you understand?" |
| Luke: | [grinning] "No." |
| Me: | "Is that supposed to mean yes?" |
| Luke: | "Maybe." |
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