I don’t remember GlitterGirl asking “why?” this early. I was thinking GG was three when we hit that particular stage.

But, TwinkleToes is there.

Yesterday I thought maybe it was a fluke. But then this morning I said “let’s put your shoes on” and I got “why?”. I said “Because we are about to leave, and it’s cold outside, and you cannot go out without shoes on.” And then as we were headed out the door I said “hand please” and she said “why”, and I said “because I don’t want you to fall down the steps, so you need to hold my hand, please”.

I had to put a rule in place with GlitterGirl when she was younger, that she had to do it first and then ask why. I know this goes against the whole “teach them to question life” stuff out there, but it became a control thing with GlitterGirl to ask why in order to delay having to do what she was told (or to find a way to argue with me of why she should not have to do it). So, the rule became one of “yes, I will always tell you why, but I will not stop and explain it right at that moment, do it first, then ask why”.

TwinkleToes is much too young to understand that, I think. Plus, at this point she seems to genuinely be asking why, and not just trying to annoy me on purpose.

Of course, I also thought she was much too young to start asking why, too. This is not a two year old thing, is it?

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