Thursday, December 24, 2009

overheard I

mama, where did you get born from?

me: from Nini.

boy: but where did she get born from?

me: from her mama.

boy: but where did she get born from? (using arm gestures to place emphasis on the emphatic nature of the questioning)

me: from her mama and her mama before her, and her mama before her, all the way back to the first mama.

boy: who made that mama?

me: she was the earth mother

boy: but who made her?

me: that is the best question in the world that no one really knows the answer to....mother earth and creator made her

boy: who is that?

me: the one who makes things into being.

boy: oh. (continues getting ready for bed)

me: (whew)

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