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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 Q6 B/ ^; Z" j3 l+ G- v* u
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"Why?" my daughter asked.- g& p% z' ~1 A6 q! j
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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?"6 _8 m9 O1 B+ h" }+ r! ~
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8 n. r8 j1 Y2 ^! }"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."/ Z2 R; C8 |+ Y# |, W9 g
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7 u/ |: f$ a# {& {We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information./ V! T0 I* |; i0 t
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"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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