On the way things work

"Hey, Mateo, why does Jimmy Giggle take a nap if it's night time and he's already in his pajamas? Why doesn't he just go to bed?"

"Mommy, come sit by me."

"Dude, are you ignoring my question?"

"Well, I don't know why a lot of things ... like why does water float, why to trees move like that in the wind, why metal is hard ... I just don't know. I'm just a kid. "