Runs In The Family

From an email exchange today:

Justin: How many people lose body parts?

Me: Well my dad for one… And while I didn’t know him, my dad’s dad also had severed body parts.

Justin: Dude. If it’s genetic, you’re so screwed.

If I ever have a son, and lose a digit, I will sit him down and say, “Son, there’s something you should know. I have lost a digit. As did my father, and his father before him…”