Why They Call Them Mommies

So there I was, sitting on the driveway, changing Luke's bike configuration...

Luke is the last of four kids to shed his training wheels! Judging by the progress on his first lap down the block (with me panting next to him engaged in a continual battle to keep both him and his bicycle upright) this transition from four wheels to two may prove not only the last one for the family but also the easiest one. Our other three children experienced emotions ranging from terror to catatonic shutdown on their first no-training-wheel outings. Luke, in contrast, was mostly just excited and elated!

But I digress... there I was, removing the training wheels, and Luke suddenly brought out a pearl of wisdom to share. Out of the blue. Without context. No explanation for how he arrived at this glorious insight.

"Daddy," he shared elatedly, "I know why they call them Mommies now!"

"Wow!" I thought, "I wonder what the answer to this mystery is going to be?"

"They call them Mommies," Luke explained, "because it rhymes with salamies."

So there you have it.

In case you ever wondered.