My children were brought up bilingual. They learned maths in an English speaking school. If you understand German you will know that we say the numbers between 21 and 99 in a weird way: one-and-twenty, nine-and-ninety, etc. So that was confusing to them when they were little. One day, my youngest asked me: “How old are you?” And I answered: “Neununddreißig, nine-and-thirty.” The little one’s eyes nearly popped: “93?!! You are THAT old?!” “No, no, I am 39!” — He thought a bit, looked at me critically and then said: “Oh. So you’re still pretty old.”

Made me feel great at the time.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Kids Say the Darndest Thing