Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Edition #6

13 Questions My 5-Year-Old Son Asked Me on the Five Minute Drive to Camp this Morning

1. "Mommy, why don't cars drive on the sidewalk and people walk in the street?" - "Because the sidewalk isn't big enough for the cars."
2. "Mommy, why don't they make the sidewalks big enough for the cars?" - "Because we already have the streets and it's better to have more grass."
3. "Mommy, why can golf carts go on the golf course and cars can't?" - "Because cars are too heavy and don't have the right kind of tires."
4. "Mommy, what would cars do to the golf course?" - "They would tear up the grass because they are too heavy and don't have the right kind of tires."
5. "Mommy, why do we need grass?" - "Because it's like the leaves on the trees; it puts out oxygen."
6. "Mommy, why do we need oxygen?" - "Because we need it to live."
7. "Mommy, why do aliens live in space and fish live in the water and we live on the land?" - "Because everything has to live somewhere."
8. "Mommy,  how many years ago did Jesus make us?" - "Jesus didn't make us."
9. "Mommy, where did we come from before we were made?" - "Well, we just kind of developed."
10. "Mommy, what does developed mean?" - "Well, we were one kind of thing when the dinosaurs lived and then we grew."
11. "Mommy, how do they know there were dinosaurs if there aren't any now?" - "They've found the bones and skeletons of them."
12. "Mommy,  are a  T-Rex's teeth sharp enough to break bones?" - "Yes"
13. "Mommy, are animals that eat vegetables nicer than animals that eat meat?" - "It seems that way."

Comments

[Toni]

I can sympathize with you! I also have a 5 yo who likes to ask questions. Lots of questions!

[Adelle Laudan]

Wow! If only we could capture some of that enthusiasm for life. Sigh. I just love kids at that age. I call it the sponge age. They have an insatiable appetite for information, like a sponge to water. lol
Happy T13

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[WIP]

Gotta love these years :) My 3 year old asks me things till I think I'll go crazy.

[Danielle]

Great list. My six year old son is just as inquisitive. Our explanations on our origins are quite similar though I do speak of God as a creative energy and evolution.

Be well and enjoy the day.

[Sue]

Wonderful list, and definitely made me smile .. :) Happy TT!

[On-the-Job Mom]

Inquisitive little things, aren't they!

[JennieBoo]

You know, we don't give them credit. Their little minds are so SHARP!

What a sweet little young'un.

Thanks for sharing!

Happy TT!