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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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0 ]* C( U' e! I' M f# L8 d"Why?" my daughter asked.! w2 f) t8 U8 T; V. s- \
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5 b2 v9 m2 k9 ^' @7 f/ K"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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$ f- M. h1 u1 ?; C! {9 o, D"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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W3 }. k. u* C1 ?: fWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.: h; ^$ R3 c: ~; }- H5 t5 ~
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."# o. m8 H% W7 `4 j. _$ ?3 [
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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