A father and son have a car accident.
The father dies. The son is rushed to hospital.
The surgeon says: “I can’t operate — this is my son.”
How?

Q: A father and son have a car accident. The father dies. The son is rushed to hospital. The surgeon says: “I can’t operate — this is my son.” How?

The surgeon is the boy’s mother.. Watch yourself reach for “stepfather”, “priest”, “ghost” — anything but the obvious. That tiny hesitation is the whole puzzle.

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The surgeon is the boy’s mother. — Watch yourself reach for “stepfather”, “priest”, “ghost” — anything but the obvious. That tiny hesitation is the whole puzzle.