why?

Canon is at a really cool age. There is something new to discover every day. If it is raining in the morning, she wants to go outside and play. Barefooted...in her pajamas....with her hair still in tangles, she is out there doing her rain dance.

Just this week she has discovered the power of the word "why." I'm trying to find the humor in this phase; it's very easy to become frustrated. I spend my day fighting back the words "because I said so." Here's just a little portion of my day today.

Canon: I love my daddy.
Me: I love daddy too.
Canon: I lost my daddy.
Me: You didn't lose him. He's at work.
Canon: Why?
Me: To make money.
Canon: Why?
Me: So that we have food to eat.
Canon: Why?
Me: Because that is the way the world works.
Canon: Huh? (puzzled look) Why?