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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.6 h! u' t: @2 M
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, }5 e* X' c, P# j& t% c"Why?" my daughter asked.
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1 n% u/ @% j0 Q Q% [2 |"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?"/ R+ K0 V' h( X
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"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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6 X) ^& S6 ~/ C) x" g+ jWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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1 ~. ^3 t, |7 D- u9 J- p. y"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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