Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 23
I’m in a bookstore looking at some fantasy books when I see a woman in her early twenties walk up to a table full of “Harry Potter” books and merchandise. She strikes up a friendly conversation with a little boy around seven to nine years old.
Boy: “But, why’s he so mean?”
Woman: “When his mom got together with his dad and he was conceived, his dad was under the effects of a love potion. Magic made it so he could never actually feel love.”
Boy: “How come that makes him mean?”
Woman: “When people don’t feel love, and people can’t make them feel loved and important, they do all sorts of things to feel like they’re important — even if that means they’re only important because they’re scary.”
The boy nods for a moment in understanding and then voices a new question.
Boy: “What’s ‘conceive’ mean?”
The woman’s eyes grow wide, and for a moment she struggles to figure out the right wording before just giving up.
Woman: “That’s a question more for your mom, kiddo.”
She ran all the way to the escalator!
Related:
Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 22
Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 21
Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 20
Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 19
Cause For Pregnant Pause, Part 18
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