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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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"Why?" my daughter asked.5 ?( P5 Y+ C2 ~5 r5 l/ @: A; H
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; J \' `9 x5 m1 I- y2 D"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?"$ {$ K; I' l3 p, `8 Y
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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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$ ~1 O7 b* f3 y, D6 x3 d3 IWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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"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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