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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.3 J. `" T, v; }1 F" X- m& F
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, j! D' G0 N; F) r& u; v* |"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?"4 Z9 j4 s) ?% w3 P) j! }. m
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! i; t6 ?! k7 t* b"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.
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."1 t) `. p' b8 E Z
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1 v# i! A! F7 o; M& O" T0 h"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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