Because I said so?

Wait, did I really say that? “Because I SAID SO?”

Problem is, using this little phrase just seems easier than explaining to a 2-year-old that if she climbs that fence and gets out onto that golf course -- right where the 18th hole is -- she's going to get whacked with a golf ball.

Thankfully, I somehow manage to suppress the urge to say, “Because I’m the mommy, that’s why.”
Of course, it doesn’t work for me any better than it did for my own mom.