Jul 21 2007
Challenging Questions
Ian is over 3 years old now. He is asking a lot of intelligent questions that I start to feel the challenge most parents have now.
He would ask: What is die?
I got stuck there. I told him die means cannot move, cannot open the eyes, cannot walk, cannot play, etc. Then he asked me why cannot. I stuck again…
When he listened to story, he would ask: Mama, why she broke her legs?
Suzette: Because she is not careful enough
Ian: Why she is not careful?
Suzette: Because she is sick
Ian: Why is she sick?
Suzette: … I think maybe because she is too poor, not enough money to eat good food
Ian: Why is she poor? Why she not eat good food?
Suzette: …
In the same story, he also asked: What is widow?
Suzette: Widow is a woman that her husband died
Ian: Mama is a widow?
Suzette: No, no, no! Mama is not! Who is Mama’s husband?
Ian: He is not die yet.
Suzette: Ya, he is not die, but who is mama’s husband?
Ian: Outside, working on his computer
Suzette: (sigh!)… (and smile)
Recently his most favourite question is about the Chinese ancient poem (三字经). Seriously, I never learnt this in school. I couldn’t answer him. I need to study them now! Can’t believe that I am doing this at this age… 
