The Blank Stare

There are two innate abilities that all little boys seem to have from birth - the ability to shut out their mother's voice and the blank stare. I often see the blank stare in response to questions like "What did you think you were doing?" or "What is it that made you think that might have been a good idea?". Blank Stare.

Because in a little boy's mind, of course it was a good idea to jump off from atop a 6 ft platform. Undoubtedly it was productive to dump his entire plate onto the kitchen floor in order to "help" you clean it. Surely it was brilliant to throw a book at the window in order to kill the tiny little bug on it.

Little boys. They really just want to help.