I don't remember the first time asking "Why" got me in trouble. I do remember that I stopped asking such questions around 9th grade. I'd already started to give up on school years prior.

Meltdowns. If you know, you know. Some people think a meltdown is a tantrum. They can look the same, and saying they are not can seem like a cop-out of just CONTROLLING YOURSELF BETTER, but they're not.