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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.( [- c! g/ M( q9 x$ u; w
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' `* q, x; U9 K, P! ]2 T: x4 r! h"Why?" my daughter asked.; m U- n: T6 {" l) Q
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5 S# A6 I6 _0 v% q J2 f% u, n/ p"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?"# ^9 i6 K$ m+ v# k: I9 ^
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' `, x* l& W, t c"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."9 @" U; D+ z. w5 Y# m7 ?* r, {9 n6 d
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.5 Q2 A/ s# |6 q* p6 h3 J
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."3 G0 b% I( {) v# g2 a" w* s2 [; m
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. ^- L1 S I1 B1 h4 c"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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