I find myself repeatedly asking "why?" and getting "'cause it's always been done this way" as an answer. There may very well be a perfectly reasonable explanation for the way something is done, but I'd like to know what it is...to know that the reason is still relevant and applicable.
Probably the same reason I have always tried to give my children a reason for telling them no. I never accepted the "because I'm the parent" philosophy. When they understand why, they are more accepting and are definitely more inclined to listen when I have an objection.
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