One of my students likes to ask a very normal question then a terrifyingly deep one right after. They're never related.
"why do we have backpacks?
"Why was I born a human?"
"Why do we wash our hands?"
"Do I have to be alive?"
"How do erasers work?"
"Am I real?"
Today in preschool:
5y/o: I'm waiting for a package
Me: sometimes it is hard to be patient
5y/o: I wouldn't have to wait if Trump didn't mess up the post office
Me: π¬π¬