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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.5 X& I4 Q, C' p
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' U0 C& T$ S* B' C% N- y9 `' O" N"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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: _" N0 ~* @* n; _# G1 ]"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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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.. j% Z- Y. |, @1 P' r0 S
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6 O) n/ d, s+ n( ]"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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9 p8 o( P8 i$ b# {% ]$ S8 @"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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