Why?

At almost 27 months to the day Baby M entered his “why” phase. I can actually pinpoint the conversation that announced it

Me: Let’s put your jacket on
Baby M: Why?
Me: Because it’s cold outside
Baby M: Why?
Me: Because it’s winter
Baby M: Why?
Me: Because the Earth revolves around the sun on a tilted axis
Baby M: Why?
Me : That’s just Earth’s nature

I have noticed that no matter how many iterations of “why?” and “because…” we go through, there ultimately appear to be just two answers—“That’s just X’s nature” and “Because I was born clumsy.” I suppose once you think about it, they are really the same answer. Being clumsy is just my nature.