Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
With our DD it was "If you give {DD} an explanation..."

Yes! We do, indeed, have this problem. We inexplicably find ourselves making muffins or painting things for no apparent reason. It's the Rube Goldberg theory of children, I believe.

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Adults are seldom comfortable saying "I don't know" to children.

Really? That's practically the only answer I ever manage to come up with! Followed by "why don't you look it up"?