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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.3 C: b5 A4 q' [( K; S5 D
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$ V: d9 ~/ O1 b# n, g"Why?" my daughter asked.) l% V6 O/ C* q7 f
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' B9 B! r5 L0 k) a; j"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?"7 s! U2 f: C% P- U: C0 B
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6 |2 u P, z' j"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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2 l7 g; D& t( L/ B l$ Z AWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.5 [$ p: F) a. E: u7 l& O
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3 v* O& T& j% ]) }6 n5 y* q5 [4 K"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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" o6 j) G, H# ^8 a/ O6 X' \6 ]"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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