This morning, she got on a kick about number words.

Sam: "How do you spell 'one'?"

Me: "O-N-E."

Sam: "How do you spell 'two'?"

Me: "T-W-O."

Sam: "How do you spell 'three'?"

Me: "T-H-R-E-E."

Sam: "How do you spell -- wait a second. Why does the word 'three' not have three letters? The words 'one' and 'two' have three letters."

Great point. Never thought about it that way. 'Six' and 'ten' also have only three letters apiece, but they don't spell 'three.'

I was stumped. How do you answer that one?

"Sorry, honey, English makes no sense."

"Sorry, sweetie, language goes against common sense sometimes."

"Better get used to it, kid, cuz life's made up of confusing crap you'll have to memorize."

Instead, I went with the noncommital, "You know, that's a good question. I never thought about it like that."

It made me think about the book some guy wrote and published that gives answers to the crazy questions his kids have asked him. (My favorite one in this book, by the way, is also the subtitle: Can I cook my sister?)

Got any crazy questions your kids have asked you lately?