Tough Questions

Matthew is out of town this week, so I was out to dinner last night with the kids by myself.  At one point Myla and I have the following conversation:

Myla: Do you want me to get married?

Me: I want you to be happy.  So if getting married would make you happy, I want you to get married.  If it wouldn't make you happy, then I don't want you to.

Myla: Do you have to be married to have kids?

Me: Well, no, though people usually get married before having kids.  And it's a really good idea, because being a parent is really hard and it helps to have a partner, like Daddy is my partner.  (I'm thinking I nailed that, right?  But then . . .)

Myla:  What about slaves and orphans?

Me:  (internally:  Mayday!  Mayday!)  What about slaves and orphans?

Myla:  With orphans, there's a lot of kids and only one adult to take care of them.

Me:  Oh.  Right, like in Annie.  Well, people have figured out that that isn't a very good way to take care of kids, so we don't really have orphanages anymore.

Myla:  Yeah.  Mrs. Hannigan does a terrible job.  (I still wasn't sure where the slaves fit in and I didn't dare ask.)


Also during this meal, Luke kept talking about the time he went to school and I went to asparagus.  I eventually figured out he meant "Paris."