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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.0 S; M: d0 D8 C, S: C( b; _
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"Why?" my daughter asked.
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& s K( J5 ?: {2 c' d; C( ^"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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9 ~" T1 q; @9 H J"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."8 B+ R, C0 `; b
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.3 F6 A5 W/ v" i5 B
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5 Q$ [$ f( i0 w2 T1 z: n"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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