The age of “Because I can”

Do you remember the age you were and the first time you were able to use the phrase “Because I can” for the first time.

 I remember the first two times I was able to use that phrase. The First was when I got my first paycheck and I wanted to go to Burger King on a Saturday afternoon, my father said, why you going to Burger King there are plenty of things in the house you can eat. I remember thinking fine and feeling slightly sad and then a milliseconds later I hear angelic music and a light bulb flashed. I turned and looked at him and said because I can. It was like I was 10 feet tall, and that burger and fries was the best tasting lunch I had eaten

 The second memorable time I was able to use that phase was around 6 months after I was paying rent and out of High school. I informed my parents that I was going out and I would not be back until tomorrow sometime in the late morning. I started to get the lecturing and I stopped them cold with the I’m staying out because I can, I’m an adult I have a job, I pay to live here and I want too, there for I am going out and staying out because I can.

 After a moment of quiet that seemed to last forever I got the speech about my house my rules, I apologized and then looked at the both of them and say “May I go out and stay out over night and be back late morning, because I can and you say so…hahaha after a laugh I got the go ahead and I felt like I was on top of the world.

Can you remember your first “Because I can Moment”?

Coming soon to a blog near you “Because I said so that’s why” moments