Thursday, December 22, 2011

how do i answers the 87 per day "kenapa" question!s


Amna obviously adalah anak yang sangat suka bertanya, yes she did, and she can really drive you crazy with all the “kenapa” and “why” questions. Yes its true children at her age do ask questions a lot, but there is also a point at which you cannot answer everything, especially masa ibu dia tengok Hindustan! Just not a right time gal :P. there is one day masa kitorg tengok cerita boothnath, cerita hantu Amita Bachan, She asked me “kenapa hantu ni boy ibu?” yes you can just ignore the first question by pretending you didn’t hear it tapi kalau dah sampai pegang muka ibu mata bertentang mata begging for answers, ibu senang je jawab “adik kejap lagi hantu ni jadi gal nanti kita tunggu ya” (Fokus sangat penting dalam penontonan filem Hindustan ya)

So, I find myself constantly trying to come up with thoughtful answers to the daily bombarded of question bombs. Here they are:

1. Kenapa? Adik rasa kenapa? - I use this one a lot, especially when I believe she can reason through an answer on her own.

Amna : kenapa tangan onyang lembik2 ibu?

Me : adik rasa kenapa?

Amna: sebab onyang mandi slimming (swimming) pool lama lamalah.

Me: taklah adik, tangan onyang wrinkle sebab onyang dah tua

Amna: oooo ibu tak tua ke? ---------malas nak jawab boleh?--

2. Tak boleh ke? Contohnya bila amna tanya, kenapa ibu pakai tudung macam tu? So I answer kenapa tak boleh ke? So end of conversation. :P

3. Adik, kan ibu dah jawab tadi, When I say this, sometimes it works, but sometimes she’ll then say again, “tapi kenapa ibu?” –bila menghadapi situasi begini saya menasihatkan anda semua supaya banyakkan beristighfar.

4. Adik ibu dah tak larat nak jawab dah, adik tanya je boleh tapi ibu taknak jawab ok, ibu nak masak ni, kalau adik tanya lagi ibu masukkan adik dalam oven macam hensel and Gretel! But most of the time tiada halangan untuk soalan, she will keep bugging me with questions, but I will not respond to anything! Sampai dia give up and cari gaduh dengan raeez. I reserve this when I really need it, I’m a mom ok not a witch!

5. Adik - adik nak susu tak? This the best way ever, sumbat botol susu je senyap.

There is one day I explain to her that, “adik sometimes Ibu don’t have answers for everything, nanti adik besar macam ibu adik taulah, as usual explanation will followed by questions, and she said “nanti adik besar adik pakai cermin mata macam ibu tak?” –penatkan jadi ibu!

P/S I'm sure Allah has blessed us all with an inquisitive child, and if you have the magical solutions for the "why" questions, please share them with me. Semoga anak2 kita menjadi anak yang solehah penyejuk hati kita dan disayangi Allah!