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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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! S! I0 h- g0 l"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?", k# D- }7 Q' w' m+ S. K
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6 R1 W, Z, Z F } A: p"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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) e# c, U" Y1 w8 V* k: q$ EWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.& D2 G' b6 G7 p
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) |8 O( {: P7 r- w"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."2 W2 @2 q. A) Q# T, n* {4 f
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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