Three boys are at the kitchen island, and this Dad is hustling around on the other side to get dinner served. I ask Matthew how art class was today and take note of the "Wild Things" monster he painted. I notice the monster has two differently colored eyes. "Kind of like the monster in our house," I say.
Matthew looks at me quizzically. "Like Micky [the dog]. He has two different colored eyes," I say.
"Oh, right," Matthew says.
He's quiet for two seconds then asks: "Where did the first dog come from? I mean, how did they have a dog baby if there were no dogs?"
I stare back in astonishment. Panic begins. How do I answer? Religion? Science? Humans? Creation? Evolution? Adam? Eve? Sex?
"Where did that question come from?" I ask. Aha! Stall! Brilliant!
Josh interrupts on another topic. Conversation shifts. Dad's panic subsides. Question hangs in the air unanswered ... I'll have to return to that someday. Just not tonight.
That one's easy Scott. You just tell him that all dogs came from Wolves...survival of fittest, people interfere and started breeding the goofy messed up animals to make other goofy animals...like a chiahaha. If he asks where the first wolf baby came from, well then you choose God or evolution...
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