There's also some quasireligious, quasiscientific blather to the effect that the boy was conceived without a father by metachorians--symbiont, microscopic life forms that will speak to you if you quiet your mind.
Magical microbes somehow caused the conception of a human child.
Metachorians are a logically consistent and scientifically sound idea.
I really hate doing that and anything related to it.
You're a camping enthusiast.
Two dogs are talking about the weather.
Active listening and conflict resolution are at the heart of self-defense classes.
People are dining together.
A woman is reading the paper.