Our days start with questions.
“Is it morning yet?” JDaniel shouts from his bed upstairs.
“I think I see light outside my window. Do you see the light?” he continues his questioning.
Sometimes it isn’t a shout but, it is a whisper in my ear made after tiptoeing down the stairs.
Once the first questions are answered, he is ready with the next set
“What can I have for breakfast?“
“Can I look in the fridge before I decide?”
“Is there still leftover pizza?”
“Can I have ice cream? It is a dairy product , isn’t it? Don’t you let me have dairy products at breakfast time?”
Once breakfast has been eaten, the questions shift to non-food questions.
“Can I watch a show or use the iPad?”
“Will you play with me before you shower?”
“Do I have to go to school? Can’t I just stay with you?”
“Won’t you be lonely without me?”
“Do we have to get in the car now?”
Once we get in the car, the questions shift to building connection questions.
“Are leeches and worms in the same family?”
“Can you tell me the name of every type of cat the you know?”
“What were my favorite sleepy time friends as a baby?”
“ What are all the books you know about frogs?”
“Why can’t I have the window down?”
“Why is there pollen?
The questions barely end after we get to school and I walk him to his classroom.
They start over again as soon as we get back in the car on our way home.
Similar questions to those asked at breakfast are asked again during lunch.
Once lunch is done, the questions swirl around activities we will do in the afternoon.
“Do I have to have quiet time?”
“Will you play with me first?”
“Can we play outside?”
“Is the pollen bad today?”
“Do you have a craft planned?”
“Will I get a treat if go upstairs for quiet time without fussy?”
“Does this counts as fussing?”
“Is quiet time done? Hasn’t it been a long time? Isn’t five minutes a long time?”
“Where is my shoe?” “Did you put it somewhere?”
“Can a friend come over?”
These questions will continue until dinnertime. When new questions will be asked.
“Why can’t I choose the food for dinner?”
“Why can’t a cheese sandwich be what I have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?”
“ Can I have some of Dad’s green tea instead of milk?”
“Can I use hand sanitizer instead of washing my hands?”
“Can I just have five pieces of meat and five peas?”
“Is this tomato a vegetable or a fruit?”
“Why are most things we call vegetables fruits?”
Following dinner these are the questions said most.
“ Do I have to take a bath?”
“Can I play light sabers in the dark with Dad?
“Can we read two or three books instead of one? Two are good for me.
“Can’t we just snuggle?”
“Can I have another hug if I get in bed?”
“Can I have more water?”
“Are all bats nocturnal? Why didn’t God make me nocturnal? Can’t I be nocturnal?”
“Why am I in bed when I’m not tired?”
“Would you say that frog and alligators are in the same family?”
“Why won’t you answer questions after nine o’clock?”
“Will you come check on me?”
“ Will you always love me?”
Finally the questions end and it is silent.
I think that while he is finally sleeping he is still thinking of questions to ask.
He is building connections, testing limits, finding understanding, and constantly learning through questions.
I am left with two questions.
What will he ask tomorrow? Will I have the answers?
This post is linked to Mrs. Matlock’s Alphabe Thursday.
