I just had this talk with someone else's mother, and didn't know how to carry the conversation. Going along with what-if was my best option. However, your hypo

I just had this talk with someone else's mother, and didn't know how to carry the conversation. Going along with what-if was my best option. However, your hypothesis is very compelling. Context about developing self-awareness (from some random site): https://www.fatherly.com/health/children-five-stages-self-awareness-mirror-tests https://www.fatherly.com/health/children-five-stages-self-aw...