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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.0 E. X/ R/ L2 n: o- d) f% j
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+ t( j" I8 u) }+ ]9 G"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."0 j. H) I' M/ o6 _. C
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a) n' Z. v. q6 y- bWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy.", t: n* |+ Z, t/ w9 O: r" Z
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9 h7 u9 C8 x$ N |"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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