Defense Councel:
Objection, lacks foundation, irrelevant line of questions, this line of questioning will soon call for speculation.
Judge: Sustained.
Prosecutory Counsel: Why?
Judge: Don’t make me hold you in contempt Mr. Toddler.
Why?
“I don’t know”
“why”
“because it is not possible to know everything”
“why”
(infinite loop until toddler needs nap.)
“Look kid, you’ve pretty much reached philosophical bedrock here and you’re going to need better questions to get better answers. Now go the fuck to sleep.”
I was this way, and then being an undiagnosed autistic 3yo plus 1 too many mild chastisings from my parents made me shy from talking for years. Engage them with a thought provoking flip of the question. “Why do you think food gives us energy?”
Somehow my children skipped this phase
Yeah none of mine ever did this except MAYBE once or twice after toddlerhood, specifically to annoy me because they knew it was a thing
