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A Study in Parenting
John awoke that morning to find a note from Sherlock sitting on the table:
You said we needed milk so I went to get some.
SH
John took what he assumed would be a short period of quiet to sit in his favorite chair, drink tea and read the paper. After about an hour he heard Sherlock's key in the door. He looked up from his paper and saw perhaps the most peculiar sight he had seen since becoming acquainted with Mr. Holmes. He was carrying a brown paper sack, a gallon of milk and strapped to a carrier on his chest was a baby. Sherlock strolled into the house as if having a baby strapped to his chest was a perfectly normal thing for him to do, as he whistled a Vivaldi symphony.
"Uh what have you got there?" John asked not quite believing he was awake.
"You said you needed milk… so I got some." said Sherlock.
"Umm I meant the other thing." John said
"Oh, just some other things from the market." He said holding up the bag.
"No the thing strapped to your chest!" John said becoming exasperated.
Sherlock looked down at his chest "Oh yes, John this is Teddy, Teddy this is John."
"I see… hello then Teddy. Now a follow up question, where did he come from?" John said looking at the baby.
"Oh I am now his foster parent." said Sherlock taking the bag into the kitchen, putting away the contents.
"Why?" John asked, getting even more confused.
"It's an experiment." Sherlock said taking out a bowl and a spoon.
"Sherlock you can't experiment on babies!" John shouted, astonished.
"No no not that kind of experiment. I am trying to see if I can teach him to be like me." He said unstrapping Teddy from his chest.
"What, you mean mad as a hatter?" John asked.
Sherlock sighed, "No John, to see like me."
"Wait a minute how did this happen, you can't become a foster parent in an hour, there are all the qualifications." John said.
"I am aware. I started the process about a month ago. It took a while, but it was worth the wait." Sherlock said smiling.
He took out a little jar from the grocery sack and poured it into the bowl. It was carrot baby food. He sat down with Teddy on his lap and started feeding him. Teddy cooed happily in his lap and ate some of the food.
"Sherlock we don't know a thing about taking care of babies. We are two single blokes! Did you really think this through?" said John looking down at the little boy.
"I always think everything through. We can handle this. You are a doctor, I am a genius, and if the two of us can't figure it out, we have Mrs. Hudson. How hard could it be?"