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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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f4 C' E% Q/ M& S"Why?" my daughter asked.9 y7 V9 l$ u5 t" \
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1 Y& q' j- C/ ?2 ]) T* C' T3 _"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?"8 J0 O3 l5 C* f: S% T
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3 M# l; b4 N3 h v% R7 g( 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."
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.# b# l4 [; ~* S4 u; o
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."8 n) a2 i' L0 J
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* R1 [4 F" e1 _1 B$ }"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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