I Wrote This Limerick “Just Because”
When I was a child, I hated the words “just because,” a favorite parental “explanation.” And yet there’s a “Just Because Day,” celebrated on August 27th by people who look at those words rather differently.
I Wrote This Limerick “Just Because”
By Madeleine Begun Kane
The parental retort,”Just because,”
Is a stale and inadequate clause.
Moms might just as well say
“It’s the law, so obey!”
Or, hemmed in, just try hemming and haws.
Tags: Child Humor, Children, Just Because Day, Odd Holidays, Parenting Humor, Parents
just because is the old failsafe
unwilling to acknowledge the own selfish
need for obedience…or cause i say so.
I hated that phrase when I was a kid!
My favorite failsafe was “We’ll see.” It always amazed me how quickly they accepted that answer. Surely they noticed the day we would see had never arrived for any of the other four thousand things on which they waited for answers. I guess the possibility of yes was better than the certainty of no.
Oh how well I remember hating that phrase..so much so I tried never to use it with my children..enjoyed the limerick
Ah but Grandparents, they can say “Ask your parents!”
“Who’s the boss here?” was always Dad’s reply to my rebellion. A great poke at “Just Because” day! Love this, Madeleine!
very unique I thought:)
and we never really questioned why because? Nice limerick Madeliene.
just because YOU don’t
don’t mean I won’t
inflict on another
my need to smother
– better you than me take the brunt –
Thanks so much everyone for your delightful comments!