As a typical four-year-old, Jack is often reprimanded for trying to negotiate with us on certain issues (almost always after we have given an answer that he isn't pleased with). Our normal corrective conversation would go something like the following:
Erin: Jack, who is in charge?
Jack: Mommy and Daddy
Erin: Why are Mommy and Daddy in charge?
Jack: Because God has put them in charge of me (you can tell we have been through this a lot!).
Today when I was disciplining Jack and going through the above conversation he answered just as I indicated above. But afterwards as he was walking away he said 'I don't know why God put you all in charge.' He didn't say it with a mean tone at all, just more of a curious, 'I wish I knew' tone.
I held my tongue but thought about saying 'I am not sure either!'
3 comments:
I think most kids go through a period wondering why the parents are the ones in charge. :D
I'm fairly certain I said this a lot, and at older ages than Jack...
Raising that little fellow will be quite a ride for you.
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