Parent Tap

    He was on the couch, game in hand.  The news was on with the story from Great Britain about a technique to avoid congenital birth defects by involving a "third parent" in the mix.  I  asked the 7-year-old what he thought about the possibility of a child's having three parents.  He answered right away that he thought it would work out.  In his family, he said, there are three kids, so three parents would seem to be a good idea.  "But," he added, "I'm sticking with Mom."