On the way home from school, Benjamin asked me a complicated question that, on first pondering, didn’t make a whole lot of sense.  So, I spent a moment trying to figure it out and noticed that Benjamin was oddly silent.  He usually isn’t patient for answers and will keep repeating the question without pause until we respond.  So, after another moment or two, I finally said to Ben, “Buddy, I just don’t understand what you are asking.”

He responded immediately, “Yeah, I don’t understand it either.  I think I really confused myself this time.”