some more suggested responses:


isn't he with you??
yes, but he was a giraffe so we've sent him to the zoo.
no, we've decided the world is a dangerous place, so she has to stay up there until she's 30.
have I had what yet? I'm not pregnant. I just had a big lunch.
No. Have you?
No, I've just been getting this annoying pains across my stomach, every 2 minutes ... oh, you don't think that maybe ...?