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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.% A- P p/ t4 W% K. |. Y
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"Why?" my daughter asked.
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! {1 a. H& q- N6 M R7 x: R"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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"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."( |$ I& _; X" U* X' x* E2 N+ j
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.+ @* V* h) V) F" L! d; ?# v
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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9 a7 i, y$ \6 ]. B5 A8 j' }/ |"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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