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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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/ p- T$ B5 Y- m"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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, }, U: W- B- x n"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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& U' a7 q7 H6 D D" @We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.( s% s) g: b6 u( D" g @, G
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5 `- C9 {8 B5 s9 E/ Z0 `6 ^"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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* J3 k `% @: x( T( D2 p/ p"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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