Conversation at dinner this evening:
ME: So, Julia, today at work I got to meet the new kids who will be in my class. And one of the kids is the cousin of a girl in your class!
JULIA: Really? Did you tell her that?
ME: Yes. And I talked to her mom for awhile. Her mom looks just like your classmate's mom, except she has blonde hair instead of dark brown.
JULIA: Really?
ME: Yeah, isn't that funny?
JULIA: (thoughtful) Well, you know, one of the Mintz's friends, well, TWO of the kids have golden hair, and the other kid has black hair. That's because their mom has black hair and their dad has blonde. So: if their hair colors can be so different, then other siblings' can too.
Thanks, Julia. That totally clarifies everything. Something in your imaginary family's imaginary world *definitely* applies to real people in real life.
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