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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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- T5 `$ u4 n) ?4 j) K"Why?" my daughter asked.* T/ a4 V9 D3 [; K7 c0 T
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2 L. n& u- R- X! Q"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?"+ H" x2 v# U/ f
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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."8 ^9 [* w' a( C: n2 e8 O
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0 n3 Y ~ q4 w" ^* |6 vWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."7 A" l, }- e1 O1 Z
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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