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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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9 t4 u. X5 t: ~- A* D$ t"Why?" my daughter asked.
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" ] k' e9 B3 D. ^) p3 E: n"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?"2 y) F7 Y6 U1 ^1 J! c7 m
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& G, g& J+ N$ T1 R"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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% ~6 U+ q' R7 B! k& w- H$ uWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.# b7 R! z. Z5 \3 \4 W8 {
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3 g* e8 _4 S! u: }* c% ?5 o"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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