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31Jan09
Mrs. Q: CJ, Christa [the babysitter] said you asked a lot of “Why” questions today!
CJ: Why did I?
Me: Whoa, that’s meta.
CJ: Why is it meta?
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Nathan says “Why” a lot these days, in the sense that CJ says “Why,” but he also says “Y!” all the time, too, because the zipper in a partially zipped up jacket or zip-front sweatshirt makes a letter Y, and he’s often looking at adults from adults’ waist level, where the Y is especially visible, and fascinating to him. It took us a couple of days to know the difference.