3.5 year old brain-fade???

[Santosha]

Ohhhh you ladies are wonderful. Not that I'm pleased that your 3.5 yr olds are vagueing out and being weird too... it's just reassuring that it's not just her. Nay, I meant to say that DD is really clumsy too and has been having lots of minors bumps, to which she reacts like she has broken a limb!
Vic, I love the fringe example. That sounds very familiar! It's not that you expect a three year old to be rational, it's just that they're outright ridiculous at the moment!
Arcadia, that sounds scary... and infuriating! And just the kind of odd thing DD is up to.

It occurred to me after I wrote the OP that DS was toddling around naked this morning and peed all over the deck. DD saw it happen and was pretty intrigued - asked lots of questions about why he did it and why he doesn't use the toilet. I wonder if that inspired some experimentation and boundary pushing?

I had found this [link remved] which rang true, but is theoretical, so I wasn't really sold on the 'why'. I'm a little more comfortable with thinking that it's all just a typical development thing now that others are saying they're seeing the same things.

Hmmmm, the nerd in me still really wants to understand what's happening to her brain though!