One of my grandchildren has reached the age where they respond with "why?" to almost anything you say. They don't really really have a question,...
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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/tomsackett on 2025-06-25 20:57:28+00:00.

One of my grandchildren has reached the age where they respond with “why?” to almost anything you say. They don’t really really have a question, and don’t really listen to the answer. I want to make them use their brain a bit more and put together a real question, so I have a rule: “No one-word questions.”

This led to the following exchange. The grandkid asked for a popsicle. I told them that we’re not having treats right now. They asked “Why?”, and I responded “No one-word questions!”. They then smiled and yelled “WHY WHY WHY?”