“Mom, when you get married, do you just wake up one day with a baby in you?” she asked.

I finished chewing my mouthful of burrito, swallowed hard, and asked, “What do you mean? Are you asking if you wake up with a big belly one morning, or how the baby gets in there?”

She looked at me, her mouth full. I decided to answer the easier question. She’s still seven, still innocent.

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P.S. Because of the US holiday this week, I will not be hosting Life:Unmasked tomorrow.