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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.& }+ B; U1 H# E4 d8 B1 F
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"Why?" my daughter asked.# l& X1 s; {, a( x
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( A/ {% J0 n/ Y4 G" L* {"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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"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." H7 W) V, N7 M2 U, y
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."$ l" V* g8 c2 w
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5 i( F5 |- T/ ?% R% D8 b"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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