Answering the Why Question

The Magic of Shifting Priorities

What’s the age when we start asking “why?”

All you parents out there will probably have a better answer than me, as I don’t recall how old I was when it became prominent in my communication arsenal. I’m sure members of Gen X will relate when I tell you that a common response from one or both of my parents when I’d ask “why?” was: “BECAUSE I SAID SO!”

I may be mistaken, but my sense is that modern-day child rearing experts frown on such an answer.

Why is the why question so hard to answer sometimes?

I’ve thought about this frequently in the last year as I find myself pivoting on aspects of my life I once viewed as set in stone. Here’s an example: