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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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: B3 k/ c0 e2 ^"Why?" my daughter asked.; H# w( L/ D+ u( v" `, }
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. l) g% L- b) O* }# J"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?"0 V+ i I' E! `0 J# h* Q" C
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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."! D% g( t5 v( ~5 z% b) T# l
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8 q4 G1 c9 _7 ~' f- {1 G- d8 lWe 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."; b8 f3 e$ V2 u5 }+ a+ [9 ^5 T
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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