Best ever question from a child?

Question

Children ask the best questions, and usually ones you can't answer. What is the most perplexing question the a child has ever asked you and how old was the child?

Answer 1

I was looking around a bridal shop with my daughter aged 10 and we saw a heavily pregnant woman having a fitting of her wedding dress ,my daughter asked her why she was getting married as she was having a baby and she really didn,t need a man now as it must have worked already,never tell kids you have to married to have children ,

Answer 2

I had to think about this one for a few minutes, as I have been asked some very interesting questions by very young children.

I would have to say the best one was from my friend's daughter when she was 4 years old. We were having a date (Happy Meals from McDonald's and playing in the park, just the two of us) and she suddenly looked up at me and asked, "Why do people do bad things and then not want to be punished for them? If I do something that you or Mommy or Daddy or the policeman tells me not to do, I know I am going to be punished. But why do grownups do really bad things and then think they don't have to be punished for them? I am sure their Mommy or Daddy or the policeman told them not to do those bad things, but they do them anyway."

I had absolutely no good answer for that, because I know that most people who do bad things do, indeed, know that they are doing something wrong. They also, nearly always, think that they should not be punished for their actions. How do you answer that question for a 4 year old girl when you cannot answer it for yourself as an adult?

And can I just say, I love Princess Tinkle's story. The story is great, but what's even greater is the response from the doctor. Why aren't there more doctors like that these days? I miss those old gentlemen who really cared about their patients and who had time to answer questions, even from little girls!

Answer 3

Why are there millions of people in cities like Chicago, New York & LA where there are severe winters, severe summers & severe earthquakes & only half a million in Hawaii where there is perfect year round climate?
8 yrs old.

Answer 4

This happened when my cousin was about 5...

He was outside playing, and it started thundering real loud. It was scaring him, because our area didn't get many thunderstorms. He looked at me with those puppydog eyes and asked, "How do I turn it off?"

Not so much perplexing as cute.

Answer 5

When my daughter was 3 she asked me 'How did I get to be here?'
I was thinking fast for an answer when she said 'Did you buy me from a shop?'
My answer then was 'Yes! Yes we did.'
This worked out quite well as whenever she was naughty I would say 'I will take you to the shop and swap you.'
It always worked! :)

Answer 6

I was explaining to my 6 year old son during a nature documentary that some spiders have a penis on their feet. He replied "Ohhhh Mama!! What happens when they lick their toes??????" I was truly speechless.

Answer 7

I asked my dr at 4 years old why he had big ears, apparently my mother nearly died of embarrassment on the spot but he politely told me it was so he could hear me better. Bless he died of cancer 16years ago lovely man.

Answer 8

My daughter asked me once what a bi shexual was....i could help but laugh she sounded like Shaun Connery

Answer 9

What you doing?
usually when me and dad are in bed!
Why do they always wake up, my youngest used to do this alot when he was about 3

Answer 10

funny one - my son about 5 yrs old
"mum when you were in the Victorian times did you.........?"
and:
if the earth is round and the universe goes round it,, what then? wheres the edge? he was again junior school age.