Here's how to ask with a statement; in other words, this is how to ask without asking.

....a lesson from a 4year old.

I'm having my lunch and my son walks up to me and says, "Daddy, let me open my mouth".

Notice that was not a question, it was a statement with a full stop.

No prize for guessing correctly; I ended up getting an extra plate of food.

What is going through my head now is, in what other area of life can this principle be applied in?

Please share with me if you find one.