LE> A parasite is any creature which lives off resources gathered by
LE> another creature. Mistletoe, fleas, tapeworms and children are all
PM>                                                   ^^^^^^^^
LE> examples of this.

PM> I hope this was a joke?

He could be just providing the story straight from
the horse mouth, he happens to be a child, still
parasiting off atleast one of his parents, himself.

PM> My children were invited into our home,

Some of them manage to invite themselves, rather expectedly too.

PM> it's more of a symbiotic relationship...

Depends on whether they have metamorphosed into teenagers
yet. You might just feel a tad differently once they have |-)

PM> they have definitely changed us for the better!

Corse we only have YOUR word on that. Others might feel that your
parasites have degraded the world rather significantly too |-)
@EOT:

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