BB has finally started asking the why word. To be honest I was getting a bit concerned that this milestone had not yet been reached when all her little friends started asking why months ago. I neednβt have worried.
βWhy are you putting your coat on?β, βWhy do I have to eat my lunch?β and βWhy are you going to work?β are all questions sheβs asked today alone, and more trickily at bath time earlier this week, βWhy does Daisy have a long tail?β
This is a very good question: why do cats have tails, and long ones at that? (see Eddie & Daisy, pictured).Β Given I was kneeling on the bathroom floor elbow deep in bubble bath at the time, stalling under the guise of βchecking my phoneβ while nipping onto google to find out was out of the question, so I fudged it by saying thatβs βhow cats are builtβ and βwhat makes them different from humansβ.
In fact, according to the encyclopaedia of everything aka the internet, cats have tails because they help with balance, enabling them to walk on narrow ledges and land on all four paws; for communication, signalling theirΒ mood and motivation, and they contain scent glands helping them mark their territory.
Armed with this new-found knowledge and feeling rather pleased with myself I went to find BB and tell her, but she just looked at me blankly and said βwhat are you talking about mummy?β
Thatβs also a very good question…
LOL!
I did know that tails help some animals balance (especially squirrels!) but I have had to look things up to answer my children’s questions puuulenty of times! π
Haha, how old is she?
My 5yo is now going through this stage AGAIN. Why. Why. Why. Aaaarrrgggggggg