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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.( {9 |4 j5 f6 Y2 k
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) i; j, t9 o- K: n"Why?" my daughter asked.4 O% {& u8 t* ?0 W3 _& a+ d' C
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"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 o; n( Q7 Y! s" w4 T4 Z' |' f
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! [# ~1 b+ e+ O4 E5 B. V. @"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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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.4 l/ \4 Z1 ~7 o' l: t
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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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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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