Shades of lucky

On the way home from pre-school the other day, Jamie abruptly announced that a little girl in his class has two mommies. Sensing an opportunity to encourage open-mindedness and to emphasize the beauty of all kinds of families, Sarah said, "Well, isn't she lucky to have two mommies." Jamie agreed and said, in fact, "I'm not lucky, I only have one mommy." It was pointed out that he had a very good mommy indeed, and a daddy, and that that was pretty lucky. He was willing to concede the point but only so far: "I'm a little lucky," he said. "Not lotsa."