Taking him aside after class one day, she asked, "Jimmy, why has your school work been so poor lately?"
"I'm in love," the boy replied.
Holding back an urge to smile, she asked, "With whom?"
"With YOU!" he said.
"But Jimmy," she said gently, "don't you see how silly that is? It's true that I would like a husband of my own someday. But I don't want a child."
"Oh, don't worry," Little Jimmy said reassuringly, "I'll use a rubber!"
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