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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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"Why?" my daughter asked.
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+ F4 _# p- d6 O' R7 G: f/ u! T+ q"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?"5 B0 t! V) c4 {" F
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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."( o: T- z1 _% \
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. U3 B3 `! R& O, e3 x9 HWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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# E, [: k: k5 ?5 N8 ["OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."# J- \+ ~ g, L. e- N4 M! o. d+ [
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/ j. V5 w! l2 P) ] F& u; x# L; i"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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