No?

Zach is two years old. Now everyone knows what that means. Or do they? For those who don't know, it means that Zach likes to do anything that it comes into his mind to do. This is not restricted by things he has been told not to do. If it were, he wouldn't be two years old!
Zach lives in a two bedroom house with his mom and his dad. Someday soon there will be another person in his family, but he doesn't know that yet.
One of his favorite things to do is play with the books. His mom really likes books and has shelves and shelves full of them. Zach doesn't understand why his mom likes the books, but he knows why he does. He likes to take them down and look at them. He'll stack them so high they fall over. And then, the most fun of all, he'll crawl up inside the shelves where the books used to be.
Unfortunately, his mom doesn't like for him to do this. She doesn't seem to understand the enjoyment it brings him. He's not hurting the books looking at them and stacking them on the floor. He's two years old! He knows how to be careful. Since his mom doesn't like for him to have fun doing this, she is always telling him, "No." What a funny word that is. Zach is not sure what it means but she sure uses it a lot.

Zach is a smart little boy. He understands what she wants. He takes down a book. Intently he looks at it and then says, "No." Now he's ready for the next book. Again he repeats the steps including that mystical word. Zach is learning. Exactly what? No one knows.

© 1988, 1998 Faye Kiryakakis