Chapter 10 - LILY ASKED IF DANIEL WAS STILL HER DADWe waited until Lily was older before explaining biology.
At seven, she only knew:
Dad had a medical condition.
Doctors helped us have her.
Grandma made harmful assumptions.
Enough.
At ten, more detail.
At thirteen, donor conception.
At fifteen, Jonathan’s identity.
The first question she asked at ten:
“Is Dad still my dad?”
Daniel was sitting beside me.
He started crying.
I answered:
“Yes.”
Then Daniel said:
“If you still want me to be.”
Lily looked offended.
“You’re weird.”
Then:
“You taught me to ride a bike.”
As if that settled genetics.
Maybe it did emotionally.
She continued:
“You make terrible pancakes.”
Daniel laughed through tears.
“Also true.”
Then Lily asked:
“Does DNA pick dads?”
I said:
“DNA identifies biological relationships.”
“And being a dad?”
“Different question.”
She nodded.
Good.
No science denial.
May you like
No biology worship.
Both can coexist.
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