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I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
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8 Z5 J+ h, I' p+ y3 b! V"Why?" my daughter asked.
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"Because it's been laying outside, you don't know where it's been it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Wow! How do you know all this stuff?"
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) l# G9 d2 G6 {& W5 ^7 x"Uh," I was thinking quickly, "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they won't let you be a Mommy."
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.* k0 ~& b5 w' m( F& Q
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% Z; ?* s: i7 Q2 r"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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6 j( z, U k9 I, R9 U"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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