Note to self...Just say "I don't know"

Questions that I can't answer...And the answers I gave.

Sometimes I tell Taryn really bad, long, convoluted answers to simple questions. I tell her way too much information, and then I start rambling...and then I hear myself rambling so I end up stopping and finishing with , "I don't know". I started recording some of these questions and answers, because I like to remind myself how bad I can be at mothering sometimes. :) Note to self, just say " I don't know."

"How big are real Smurfs?"

"Small enough to hollow out mushrooms and make them into houses, maybe two inches tall? I don't know though, because those mushrooms seem bigger than the ones in our yard. Even hollowed out, I can't see fitting windows, fireplaces, and beds inside the mushrooms we have. They could be bigger, Taryn. I don't know."


Why do other kids think water slides are fun, but not me?

"Well, you love water, and you love slides. I don't get that one either, actually. That's something we can ask God when we get to heaven. Maybe you just need to close your eyes sooner? I don't know."

If God knew hurricanes would hurt people why did he make them?

"Well, hurricanes are part of nature, and God did invent nature, and the laws of nature, but he doesn't specifically whip up a hurricane. And really, hurricanes aren't bad, only if we live in a place that ends up in the hurricane's path. So really, you could ask, "why did God make hurricanes" or you could ask "why do we build houses where hurricanes come?" you know? I guess I don't know, Taryn."

Yes, you should feel bad for my children. I'm working on it. "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know..."