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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.# b& _" q( C y; W' k4 U* d& ~
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' U+ t) e& F9 l: n9 R( C"Why?" my daughter asked.
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; a, O6 Q7 Q! I/ ]( Q6 [$ N6 t"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."
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. n" `/ K- R: H$ P6 ?We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.: N/ M& Z4 r% r) T- J/ N
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."0 z! X0 i. ]: ^7 W7 A2 E' V
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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