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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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- P+ y; X5 O! @( D"Why?" my daughter asked.5 H' E- U3 n/ w. h8 ]" E. w; E
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"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?"/ X+ X6 v6 S) n
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" t9 K# J# u$ s7 ?; x, a2 t"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.". s9 \9 n3 @% J' m) |1 R( D) i
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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."4 U* ^. u# }4 e
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2 v/ ? n" l9 }+ Y# ?"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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