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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.+ q K5 s+ P, j- [+ a3 g! z8 S1 ?
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"Why?" my daughter asked.; d- ]% E7 r6 }1 j+ ?4 ^. R, ^" G+ U
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" R3 ` P8 J% G8 U @0 t' x) @# O"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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: M* o2 r7 `; X( h1 ^+ o"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 u/ ~2 v# C* I+ _) C
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- N& u! Y' k: P A UWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.; c4 R: L% Z) |1 R, f! v3 C, V( F
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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7 c- z( @/ v2 F, K! b! }"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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