Ariadne QuinnNov 23, 2022
Uncle Duke 
when you really need your toddler to stop asking questions for just two goddamn minutes
Nov 23, 2022 at 1:33amWeb
Show threadGordon1956Nov 23, 2022
@UncleDuke1969 đŸ€Ł
Show threadVAWeismanNov 23, 2022
@UncleDuke1969 I remember this. đŸ˜©đŸ€Ł
Show threadAnnika SparklesNov 23, 2022
@UncleDuke1969 @ln0217 my now adult son remembers that time of his life and regularly apologizes to me for how often he just completely broke my brain in that “constant questions” stage. That lasted until he was like 12 lol.
Show threadFarts McGee!Nov 23, 2022
@UncleDuke1969 let's expand that to teens too
Show threadCaliban64Nov 23, 2022
@UncleDuke1969 free speech, bitches.
Show threadLuke KaniesMay 18, 2024

@UncleDuke1969 @xahteiwi my secret trick for toddler questions (obviously not a panacea, every kid is different, etc):

The way to get them to stop asking “why” is to give the same answer multiple times.

They want to get to the “final” answer. We hear that as “give me more detail”, but they interpret that extra detail as “my last answer was not right”. They can’t see how they’re connected.

Repeating your answers helps them be comfortable that this is the final one.