Asking "Do you have to use the potty?" is often construed as an indictment of his independence, and can provoke a mild contrary reaction ("No" and then he waits, to save face, even though he does have to to go). And, as suggestible as preschoolers are, you never know, bringing up a rash might trigger an imaginary or psychosomatic one. More likely, there would be lots of "What's a rash?" and "Why?" I'm a sucker for indulging his curiosity, so it wouldn't be long before we were on the web looking up various rashes—which, on some days might be great fun; but I have cleaning — and blogging — to do. (Don't ask me about the morning we did our on-line exploration of bacteria and viruses. I was at least careful enough to talk a lot about "friendly" bacteria and not just illness [See "suggestible" above.])
Anyway, my son's answer about why he was grabbing his behind: "Oh. Well ... I was just doing that for fun."
"Ask a Silly Question ..."
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hahah!!!! classic..
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