For example: The other day I got a geometry question - yes seriously from a 2 1/2 year old! "Mommy is stop sign a octagon"? I tend to find my brain spinning when I don't immediately know the answer to something I should. I quickly called Ken and said "Quick..is a Stop sign a octagon, hexagon"? Ken says..I think it is a hexagon. I wasn't convinced so I started looking for a stop sign. Of course there are none in sight as my boys are saying 100 times in a row..Mommy is it? When I said, I am not sure, let me see if we can find one (feeling like a idiot) then the next questions is "WHY"? Like...Why don't I know, I'm mommy I should know all , to them anyways.
Here are just a few of the questions I had this week:
1.) What is a chemical? Explain that one.
2.) I was explaining twins. They ask "How was I made"? I quickly deviated from the question and said you were both in my belly at once..Nicolas says "How'd we fit"?
3.) Who is God? - I think I did a TRIPLE take and almost fell over. I tried to explain who God was in simplest terms to a 2 1/2 year old. Then I get the questions pertaining to God- Where does he live? How do you explain that one? When I tried to explain heaven, Nicolas says "In A House"? Then I said no and he says to me "That's crazy then where does he live"? Finally, the hardest part of that conversation (and do I mean tough conversation) Christian asked "Is he at work"? ummmmm... ummm... think Jody, think..they believe everything I say..this is heavy stuff here. So I said.."God made the sun, moon...us.." again simple terms for a 2 1/2 year old to only be told by Nicolas(as he is laughing) "That's crazy mom, how'd he do that"?
5.) Do you have a Wee- wee ? (referring to male body part). When I said no.."Why"? What do you have?
I am serious, I am getting question after question. And it's hard stuff!! By the way - a stop does have 8 sides - octagon in case your child asks!!