i think it's on topic, okay? re:bean.
kitznegari thinks it has wings
ones you dread because there are not any real answers to them.
what color is water?
how high is the sky?
is the kitty cat happy?
how did the sun get hot?
why is this called a fork?
why is a rainbow all those colors?
why do i have to call this one a penny and that one a quarter?
why shouldn't i drink water out of the bathtub if i feel like it?
how old are you, why are you that old?
how did the fish get in the ocean?
ALL DAY LONG TODAY. it sounds terrible but i was actually looking forward to
her going to bed because all she did ALL DAY LONG was ask question after
question after question. i am exhausted right now. i took her to the mall to
give her something to think about, but it only got worse.
but at least i know she's thinking about things. that's good, i guess. i am
tired though. very. my brain has been taxed.
- k i t z -
i will take you to the oracle, but first i must aporogize.
http://spinning_plates.tripod.com
Craig
"kitznegari thinks it has wings" <kitzn...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> she is doing it lately. picking my brain. all day it was the
questions... the
> ones you dread because there are not any real answers to them.
>
> what color is water?
Look at it.
Try it with food coloring.
Explain what is the color of water without the coloring.
> how high is the sky?
Explain that up is a direction from the planet.
Maybe dip a basketball in syrup and explain that the atmosphere is
somewhere about that thick.
> is the kitty cat happy?
Does it look happy?
> how did the sun get hot?
Enroll the little brat in a physics class.
> why is this called a fork?
Because someone made that noise in relation to it sometime long ago.
> why is a rainbow all those colors?
Back to physics class after taking some math and geometric
prerequisites.
> why do i have to call this one a penny and that one a quarter?
Maybe you do not spank the little brat enough.
LOL - Funny that I'd associated 'quarter' with 25 - I think it was
until I was about eight or nine that someone ask me the time and if it
was 25 after or 25 until I would say that it was a quarter after or to.
> why shouldn't i drink water out of the bathtub if i feel like it?
I dunno.
> how old are you, why are you that old?
Things grow or deteriorat and nothing stays the same.
Send the brat to a nunnery.
> how did the fish get in the ocean?
Would you like some links to evolution and creationism debates?
>
> ALL DAY LONG TODAY. it sounds terrible but i was actually looking
forward to
> her going to bed because all she did ALL DAY LONG was ask question
after
> question after question. i am exhausted right now. i took her to the
mall to
> give her something to think about, but it only got worse.
Have you considered that it might be demonic posession?
>
> but at least i know she's thinking about things. that's good, i
guess. i am
> tired though. very. my brain has been taxed.
Don't sleep on your back. She might be curious what things from
under the sink might do for your snoring.
jim fish
"kitznegari thinks it has wings" <kitzn...@aol.com> wrote in message
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questions... the
> ones you dread because there are not any real answers to them.
>
> what color is water?
> how high is the sky?
> is the kitty cat happy?
> how did the sun get hot?
> why is this called a fork?
> why is a rainbow all those colors?
> why do i have to call this one a penny and that one a quarter?
> why shouldn't i drink water out of the bathtub if i feel like it?
> how old are you, why are you that old?
> how did the fish get in the ocean?
>
> ALL DAY LONG TODAY. it sounds terrible but i was actually looking forward
to
> her going to bed because all she did ALL DAY LONG was ask question after
> question after question. i am exhausted right now. i took her to the
mall to
> give her something to think about, but it only got worse.
>
> but at least i know she's thinking about things. that's good, i guess. i
am
> tired though. very. my brain has been taxed.
Hi kitz :-)
Have you tried, for example, "I don't know, what color do you think water
is?" or other variations to put the question back to her?
Or for the bathtub drinking thing, "Because I said so." works quite well at
times until a child is old enough to understand.
And no, it doesn't sound terrible, it sounds normal.
The Iron Muffin
> she is doing it lately. picking my brain. all day it was the
> questions... the ones you dread because there are not any
> real answers to them.
Sure there are!
> what color is water?
Clear.
> how high is the sky?
The sky is made up of many layers, each at its own height.
> is the kitty cat happy?
Sure looks happy to me, sleeping there in the sunshine.
> how did the sun get hot?
A whole bunch of hydrogen and helium came together and ignited.
> why is this called a fork?
Because ancient people called it that, and the name stuck.
> why is a rainbow all those colors?
Sunlight contains all those colors. When it passes through water droplets,
the colors separate out.
> why do i have to call this one a penny and that one a quarter?
Because this one is a penny and this one is a quarter. However, they are
both coins.
> why shouldn't i drink water out of the bathtub if i feel like it?
Bathtub water is dirty and yucky.
> how old are you, why are you that old?
I am 34 years old. I am this old because, like you, I am passing through
time.
> how did the fish get in the ocean?
All life began in the ocean, and the fish just stayed there.
> ALL DAY LONG TODAY. it sounds terrible but i was actually
> looking forward to her going to bed because all she did ALL DAY
> LONG was ask question after question after question. i am exhausted
> right now. i took her to the mall to give her something to think about,
> but it only got worse.
>
> but at least i know she's thinking about things. that's good, i guess.
> i am tired though. very. my brain has been taxed.
Aww. *hugs*
--
The Iron Muffin
DEAD FREAKS UNITE
Who are you? Where are you?
How are you?
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>Maybe you do not spank the little brat enough.
>Send the brat to a nunnery.
>Have you considered that it might be demonic posession?
get a soul, you creep.
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>
>Clear.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> how high is the sky?
>
>The sky is made up of many layers, each at its own height.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> how did the sun get hot?
>
>A whole bunch of hydrogen and helium came together and ignited.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> why is a rainbow all those colors?
>
>Sunlight contains all those colors. When it passes through water droplets,
>the colors separate out.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> how old are you, why are you that old?
>
>I am 34 years old. I am this old because, like you, I am passing through
>time.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> how did the fish get in the ocean?
>
>All life began in the ocean, and the fish just stayed there.
explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>> i am tired though. very. my brain has been taxed.
>
>Aww. *hugs*
*feels warm and fuzzly*
Erik
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> she is doing it lately. picking my brain. all day it was the
questions... the
> ones you dread because there are not any real answers to them.
>
> what color is water?
> how high is the sky?
> is the kitty cat happy?
> how did the sun get hot?
> why is this called a fork?
> why is a rainbow all those colors?
> why do i have to call this one a penny and that one a quarter?
> why shouldn't i drink water out of the bathtub if i feel like it?
> how old are you, why are you that old?
> how did the fish get in the ocean?
>
> ALL DAY LONG TODAY. it sounds terrible but i was actually looking forward
to
> her going to bed because all she did ALL DAY LONG was ask question after
> question after question. i am exhausted right now. i took her to the
mall to
> give her something to think about, but it only got worse.
It sounds wonderful. A part of me really looks forward to that time. Did you
think about simply saying "I don't know"? What do you think about that?
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>think about simply saying "I don't know"? What do you think about that?
sometimes i have to. other times i make up some circular logic. like the fork
question... why is this called a fork? well, because that's what it's called,
silly. useless information, but it's all i've got, being a bear of little
brain and all. sometimes i say something like, well, i think the cat can be
happy if you think he can. and i told her that the fish got in the ocean
because they couldn't swim in the dirt. that seemed to make sense. hehe.
parenting is 50% persperation and 50% creative thinking. i think.
Erik
> >It sounds wonderful. A part of me really looks forward to that time. Did
you
> >think about simply saying "I don't know"? What do you think about that?
>
> sometimes i have to. other times i make up some circular logic. like the
fork
> question... why is this called a fork? well, because that's what it's
called,
> silly. useless information, but it's all i've got, being a bear of little
> brain and all. sometimes i say something like, well, i think the cat can
be
> happy if you think he can. and i told her that the fish got in the ocean
> because they couldn't swim in the dirt. that seemed to make sense. hehe.
Those seem like better answers actually. I would probably want to nurture
the curiosness rather than starving it to death with "I don't know". It's
just that it's such a great answer when adults asks questions...
> parenting is 50% persperation and 50% creative thinking. i think.
Ugh, don't get me started on that discussion.
kamerm
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Hi Kitz :-)
when my 2 little girls ask those sort of questions
aye answer them, at their level
but as accurately as possible, including the extent to which
the answer can be trusted
(we've covered everything from Gravity, including "dark energy"
to how to tell when a teaser likes you or is just being mean
and how to approach either situation)
they've learned to ask that sort of question only when
they really want to know
which is still a lot ;-)
buy a good encyclopedia set, or use Google
(and skepticism)
and draw on the riches of your experience
(you have a lot :-)
-k
kamerm
...
> explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
got out some plastic sheets for one like that --
held the sheets in front of stuff
>"Daddy -- the blue one makes everything look blue!"
what color does the clear one make everything
>"silly Daddy, they're all the same"
that's what clear is
> "oh"
-k (helps to have a cluttered house ;-)
Craig
> >Enroll the little brat in a physics class.
>
> >Maybe you do not spank the little brat enough.
>
> >Send the brat to a nunnery.
>
> >Have you considered that it might be demonic posession?
>
> get a soul, you creep.
Does porking your momma ruin your sense of humor?
{8-])))
> why is this called a fork?
Apparently nobody really knows.
Seams it derives from Latin, furca, which may have
been two-pronged. It reminds me of a fork in a
road in which one is for'ced to go one way or
another. The idea of roots, e.g. 'for' or 'fur' or
'far' also bubble up in m'eye mind-sigh.
One travels, and goes for, or far.
Upon reaching a branch, one takes a fork.
One may also use a branch as a fork
to both stab/scoop or force food
onto a device for eating.
-etymological rambling
The Iron Muffin
> > > what color is water?
> >
> > Clear.
>
> explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
The same color as the air we are breathing.
Nick Argall
> she is doing it lately. picking my brain. all day it was the
questions... the
> ones you dread because there are not any real answers to them.
There came a day when I told my son that I didn't know. It was such a
wonderful experience that I've gotten progressively dumber since.
Nick
Nick Argall
"Erik" <sp...@someoneelse.com> wrote in message
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>
> Those seem like better answers actually. I would probably want to nurture
> the curiosness rather than starving it to death with "I don't know". It's
> just that it's such a great answer when adults asks questions...
My curiosity never really did me a lot of good. I want my son to be
comfortable with the idea that some things are not known.
Nick
daywalker
"Craig" <sun...@SPAMOFFispwest.com> wrote in message
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maybe it's time to make fun of yourself
have you considered that you might be a fucking moron?
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>...
>
>got out some plastic sheets for one like that --
>held the sheets in front of stuff
>>"Daddy -- the blue one makes everything look blue!"
>what color does the clear one make everything
>>"silly Daddy, they're all the same"
>that's what clear is
>> "oh"
COOL :)
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>
>> > > what color is water?
>> >
>> > Clear.
>>
>> explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
>
>The same color as the air we are breathing.
she doesn't believe in air.
hehe.
kitznegari thinks it has wings
>wonderful experience that I've gotten progressively dumber since.
>
>Nick
:)
lisa
>
> parenting is 50% persperation and 50% creative thinking. i think.
>
:) This would make a great bumper sticker.
Parenting is the most humbling and rewarding thing you'll ever do.
Just remember you dont have to be perfect. Do the best you can.
Is pre-school in the works? Sounds like she's ready for it.
rgds,
lisa
kamerm
> >> explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
> >...
> >
> >got out some plastic sheets for one like that --
> >held the sheets in front of stuff
> >>"Daddy -- the blue one makes everything look blue!"
> >what color does the clear one make everything
> >>"silly Daddy, they're all the same"
> >that's what clear is
> >> "oh"
>
> COOL :)
aye'm a very silly daddy ;-)
> - k i t z -
> i will take you to the oracle, but first i must aporogize.
> http://spinning_plates.tripod.com
-k
kitznegari thinks it has wings
pretty soon.
The Kapusta Kid
Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him
it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling.
--g
The Iron Muffin
> > kitznegari thinks it has wings wrote:
> > > > > what color is water?
> > > >
> > > > Clear.
> > >
> > > explain what clear is to a 4 year old using their own language.
> >
> > The same color as the air we are breathing.
>
> she doesn't believe in air.
>
> hehe.
*boggle*
Heh.
zisixi
> she is doing it lately. picking my brain. all day it was the
When my kids
ask these types of questions,
I usually start out answering
with a fantastic lie.
"What color is water?" might be answered
with an extemporaneous myth
about how
grass took green
sky took blue
sun took yellow
dirt took brown
grape took purple
nothing was left for water
water started crying
(water can REALLY cry),
they all felt
greedy
and agreed
to share
their colors.
that's why water
takes on the color
of the things around it.
when they ask me
if it's true,
I ask them
what they think.
when they say
"probably not",
I ask them
"Then what color
do you think
water is?"
And they might answer various things.
Then we go look it up
in books we've found
at used bookstores
and stuff.
That's how we do it
most of the time.
{8-])))
> explain ... to a 4 year old using their own language.
I've heard that if you talk down to kids
then it kind-of conditions t'hem in a way.
If you just talk to them in english it's a sort of
different story-board.
Could be that some times kids just like to push a
grown-up's talk button. Fun toys, big folk.
kamerm
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eye likes the "just so story"
usually tell the kids a fairy tale at bedtime
or build one with them
but never did that as part of Q&A
will give it a go
Thanks :-)
-k
kamerm
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> kitz wrote:
>
> > explain ... to a 4 year old using their own language.
>
> I've heard that if you talk down to kids
> then it kind-of conditions t'hem in a way.
> If you just talk to them in english it's a sort of
> different story-board.
talking with a kid at his/her "level" isn't talking down;
but talking at the level you presume the kid to be at, is ;-)
> Could be that some times kids just like to push a
> grown-up's talk button. Fun toys, big folk.
-k
kamerm
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btw, that holds for older people too
Nick Argall
"The Kapusta Kid" <theemp...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Indeed, when I say that I don't know, my son will often propose a theory,
and we will discuss his theory. I don't tell him that he's lucky, I prefer
to think of him as skilful.
Nick
Nick Argall
And verily, it was Amazingly Cool.
Nick
Lilinoe
little insight into the personality of the author--sometimes shocking!
To Kitz, I would offer this: the human brain is (perhaps) the most
advanced on the planet. But it has only a few little "windows" in its
development in which it can really excel. At those times it feeds on
stimulation--it is ravenous for input. You recognize this as an
endless, tiresome, string of questions--a thirst for knowledge. Even
though she is very young, now is a good time to show her how to get
information on her own from her world, from resources; and how to focus
on what she wants to know.
This is taxing, I know. The next opportunity will be easier on you, as
she will have gained some responsibility and independence. This process
of mental growth spurts will continue until she is 21 or 22. If a
window is missed, it becomes harder to recover the lost abilities
(harder but not impossible).
My last thought: never lie to her. She needs to know that she can
always have at least one person to rely on for the truth.
Aloha,
Lilinoe
PS It's ok to be tired out. It shows how much energy you are putting in
to parenting.
Boeotian
>> Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him
>> it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling.
>
>Indeed, when I say that I don't know, my son will often propose a theory,
>and we will discuss his theory. I don't tell him that he's lucky, I prefer
>to think of him as skilful.
oh well....it was supposed to be (haha) funny.
--g
{8-])))
theemp...@aol.comdeleteme (Boeotian) wrote:
Beginner's luck can be wu-wei.
-funny, t'hats.
>--g
>
>TheEmp...@aol.com
Nick Argall
"Boeotian" <theemp...@aol.comdeleteme> wrote in message
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Oh :)
LOL
Nick
Teresita
Then when he grows up, he'll go put all his life savings on one
roulette number in Vegas and let her spin.
--
Teresita