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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.4 d7 ^# w4 A' j. {
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. y, _/ L' x# l0 M+ O$ L3 ]% c: r"Why?" my daughter asked.% ^% d% U9 x, x5 v
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5 R: F8 J( R9 T0 T7 d"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?": \9 W1 d* k9 _, F* j
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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."
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) v j, r5 [: e) l$ [+ L9 ?+ JWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.8 N, A" Z) x( W5 m
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( |: r( K& D& l& q- M"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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' w7 V/ \1 q1 i"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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