When Xander asks why this happens or that happens, I can usually give him a good answer. Lately though, he's been into how. How is much harder.
Today's query, in the car: "Mommy, how does the crankshaft turn?"
Uhh...... something with gears and sprockets?
I garbled something, and whatever it was, he accepted it. Then I had a flash of insight and turned the conversation into one about engineering. Now he's even more excited to talk to my father when he comes to visit - Sabba's an engineer, he figures out how things work all day long!
Monday, April 23, 2012
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4 comments:
Brilliant! Good for you, Mommy!
Bubby
I have a similar response when the kids ask anything biological in nature - "That's a great question! ... for Jane"
Sheryl, I love it! The only reason I didn't say, "ask Daddy," in fact, was that he's been asking a lot of those questions and I didn't him to think I was totally ignorant. :)
Michal, I think it's wonderful that you could ad-lib so quickly... I'd be lost.
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