My name is Charley and I think I'm a clone.I think I had a mum but no dad.Impossible, right?I mean, a woman can't have a baby without a man's help.All babies have to have a genetic mum and a genetic dad.Yes?Well, if having a baby without a man is impossible, why is there a word for it?Parthenogenesis.I know.Me neither, until just now.Parth-en-o-gen-e-sis. Like the Parthenon in Greece, which is a temple to a goddess, and Genesis, like in the bible, meaning birth. So it means a woman having a baby without a man being involved. Okay, you say, but that's just a word. Just because there's a word for something doesn't mean it exists – unicorns don't exist. Or mermaids.Are you sure?
My name is Charley and I think I'm a clone.I think I had a mum but no dad.Impossible, right?I mean, a woman can't have a baby without a man's help.All babies have to have a genetic mum and a genetic dad.Yes?Well, if having a baby without a man is impossible, why is there a word for it?Parthenogenesis.I know.Me neither, until just now.Parth-en-o-gen-e-sis. Like the Parthenon in Greece, which is a temple to a goddess, and Genesis, like in the bible, meaning birth. So it means a woman having a baby without a man being involved. Okay, you say, but that's just a word. Just because there's a word for something doesn't mean it exists – unicorns don't exist. Or mermaids.Are you sure?
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