The most obnoxious word in the dictionary

It’s amazing how one little word—“Why?”—can be both adorable and utterly exhausting.

At first, it’s cute:

“Why is the sky blue?”

“Why do squirrels eat nuts?”

“Why do you drink coffee every morning?”

But by the 1,083rd “Why?” of the day, it feels like being interrogated by the FBI and CIA:

“Why can’t I have ice cream for breakfast?”

“Why can’t we have two dogs?”

“Why do I have to brush my teeth?”

You want to encourage curiosity, but also… do kids ever run out of questions?! Spoiler: they don’t.

And yet, you can’t help but smile (deep sighs) because “Why?” is just their way of discovering the world—and maybe driving you completely insane.