A dear or a deer?

Dawson came into the kitchen last night to ask me a question. I could tell he had put alot of thought into it and so he asked innocently..........

Dawson: Mom, if dad calls you Dear what do you call him? Moose?

Me: (Trying not to laugh my head off) I told him it was just a nice way of talking to someone.

With that answer he was off and running again. Then I laughed!!! Later I thought well I could call him a donkey......just kidding!!