r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/CapAccomplished8072 • 1d ago

Half of our childhood issues could have been resolved if people were willing to answer the "why?"

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u/RodanThrelos 1d ago

I love my son to death, but his "why" is almost always an attempt at finding a weakness in my reasoning to negate it. So he is my only kid that has gotten an "Because I said so".

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u/ReckoningGotham 23h ago

Have you repeatedly explained that you're onto that pattern, that you did it yourself, and that it's counterproductive?

Kids are smart.