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[–] Teh@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What’s for dinner? Why do I have to eat this? Why do I have to go to bed? Why do I have to get up? Why do I have to go to school?

The flip side of having kids is when they start asking really fun questions about science and nature and you get to share the wonder of the universe with them, but holy hell kid.. I’ve answered your question 5 times already and the answer isn’t changing at all.

Right there with you. Everything right now is "why" five levels deep. I love explaining things to him, but there's a limit.