True Love

Felix (nearly 5 yrs old): "Now that I've washed my hair, will Holly think I'm handsome?"

Daddy: "I expect lots of girls will."

Felix: "Yes, lots of girls like me. One, two..." [counts on fingers] "Seven girls like me! But I like Holly best. Can we live together when we're big?"

Daddy: "If you both want to."

Felix: "But I might not know her any more."

Daddy: "Not necessarily. You might go to the same secondary school, and then you could know her until you're 18, and you could get married."

Felix: "Oh no, me and Holly don't want to get married."

Daddy: "Just like me and Mummy."

Felix: "Yes. Will we be able to visit you and Mummy, when we live together?"

Daddy: "Yes, and you can bring your children to see us, and we will be their grandparents."

[Felix looks very worried]

Felix: "But Daddy, me and Holly don't know how to make children yet."


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