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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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- C$ C* ~: ~ |"Why?" my daughter asked.+ u# K4 k4 P `! T5 v& O
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+ @8 P, _) D# h/ F"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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( t+ b0 L1 U& I) v7 P- |2 |# ^# {- o6 q"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.") A& y* P& i" L& v+ I4 K
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.# B, @6 l- i- |' q8 O5 m S; O
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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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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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