Theory of the Genes

Over breakfast, my dad and I were discussing my little cousin Naomi. I've been seeing her almost every day because I can't keep myself away from her. She has the most amazing little legs she toddles about on and huge grey eyes and soft brown hair, and she likes to look at the birds and the butterflies. She also has an incredible baby smell. When I carry her close to my chest (ahahaha, ok, breast) and she leans her head against my shoulder in contentment I feel this surge of maternity reminding me that my time is short (I leave you to deduce what I mean).

My dad says that women should get married young and men should get married later. He was expounding his "theory of the genes" to me. It's totally unscientific but he won't believe me about it and he says "You don't learn this in Biology?" and he won't believe me when I say that what I learn is very different.

According to my dad, the way to have smart and healthy children is for the dad to be much older than the mum. The dad thus produces mature sperm, which makes for a smarter child, and the nubile mum produces healthy eggs, which make for stronger children. "This is all part of the theory of the genes," says my dad. He then starts recommending much older men to me (names shall not be named). Ughhhhh...