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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.7 Y$ i, `/ T! m9 x# R- C! ?
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3 y) v- y: n3 l- n5 E- Y"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?") P2 |+ u: |- |! n( p1 ^
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& a- Q4 b* w. s& I"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."( A: u2 \0 ~5 Z! q$ w( A
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We 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."7 ~& O% F7 K, p6 p' |. Z
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. V, ^, w' } Y, s"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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