Things That Make You Go...I Just Really Can't Begin To Speculate!....

There are many things in this world that can fascinate or even puzzle us. For instance, the "Seven Wonders of the World", the ingredients in hot dogs, do these shoes go with this outfit or should I buy new ones? These are all very important questions.
Josh asked an important question of his own as our "host" was seating us at a local restaurant the other night. "Is that a boy or a girl?" Oh yes he did! And yes it was within earshot of our friendly host, ie. the person in question. (6 year old boys never ask quiet questions)
I could feel the blood draining from my face! Did "he" hear? Would "he" be mad? Does "he" look that way on purpose? All these questions were racing through my mind. And as for my response to little Joshy, what was I supposed to say, I didn't know either! I told him "it's a boy". I was not completely confident that this was the correct assumption to make, however "he" had facial hair.
As you can imagine, I spent the rest of my dinner experience trying to figure out...boy, or girl? First of all it was the voice. Not quite feminine not quite masculine. I realize you can't judge a person by the depth of their voice, but it would have been a smidge helpful. Next came the shape. There wasn't one. Not a hint of anything girly, if you know what I mean. Of course there were also several piercings. Now don't get me wrong, I am a fan of some piercings, I even have some of my own, one in each ear! These piercings were not of the cool nature though, they were downright strange! Anyway, after gorging on BBQ, I always eat more when I'm deep in thought, I was finally redeemed when I heard him introduce himself at the next table as Matthew. What a relief! Matthew, that's a good, strong, biblical name that a man can be proud of!
Part of me hopes that Matthew heard little Josh's question. Not to embarrass him, but to send the message that maybe he should choose a gender and stick with it...if not for his own sake, then for the sake of all the mothers of loud six year olds who aren't afraid to ask questions!