Note: My alarm went off and my first conscious thought of the day was Darwinist kids..."birds and bees" conversations… good luck, Alek. Yeah. True story.

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"That's not true," says Max, outraged.

Sophie shrugs, confident in her information. "Ask."

"I will!" Max gives her the best glare a six-year-old can. Calls: "Papa -!"

"Not him," Sophie groans. "Ask Mama!"

But it's too late. "Yes?" their father says, appearing in the doorway.

"Sophie says we got made when you and Mama shared life threads, but that's dead gross. And how can people do that anyway?"

Papa looks at Max. He looks at Sophie. Then he rubs his forehead, mutters something in German, and leaves, saying, "Go ask your mother."

"Told you," Sophie says to Max, who scowls.