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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.& O" a% y$ l& l
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$ Q% ~. N) x& }"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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8 v/ k) K D0 @0 `2 b"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."* n6 x5 K+ Q6 Q' F1 F% U# n
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! g" B1 s4 }. }9 GWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.2 e+ c) I/ t4 ~6 K3 R4 K
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* S0 V3 @; K! q"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."9 G4 b+ q/ T& S/ Y/ w
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; O* ^ h5 P& e/ R+ _"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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