Conversations with Mac

Mac only answers about 70% of non-yes-or-no questions. Here's how it goes:

Me: Mac, what did we do today?

Mac: Do.

Me: What did we do?

Mac: Do.

Me: Where did we go?

Mac: Go.

Me: Did we go to the store?

Mac: Ride truck store! (Reference to riding the truck cart at the grocery store.)

Me: What did we buy at the store?

Mac: Buy.

Me: Yes, that's right we bought something. What did we buy?

Mac: Buy.

Me: Did we buy bananas?

Mac: Bananas and apples!

He also answers "yes ma'am", "yup", or "uh-huh" to all yes-or-no questions. (He never answers "no" to anything.) So, if I'm trying to figure out if he's done something he shouldn't have done...I ask and he always answers yes.

Me: Mac, did you eat play dough?

Mac: Uh-huh.

Me: Mac, did you make baby Arden cry?

Mac: Yup.

Me: Mac, did you throw the ball in the house?
Mac: Yes Ma'am.

So this helps nothing. It's a brilliant strategy if you think about it. Always say yes...mom doesn't know when to believe you...but can't accuse you of denying anything.