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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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"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?"/ o; u9 [9 Z5 ~! {
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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."
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.+ f0 x9 v! @" r9 T8 H: ~
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+ y6 z H1 ^- v* n/ {- W) Y"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy.") n3 w, }; X: N. [
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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