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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." r! @' ]/ O# z" p- @& ]
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$ y# j$ ]0 `9 V"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?"
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! R0 @5 ?, q+ a0 B"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."- }/ V8 U7 z! o9 A d! F
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/ |2 e' w# L) g2 KWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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I2 K% ?$ s5 B5 L: H9 X1 A9 T2 }"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."8 [) s0 {4 g# p, z
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/ e1 Y8 F0 A0 |7 r"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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