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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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* V* x+ t; A7 B# N"Why?" my daughter asked.3 i. E, Y+ J/ D
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"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?"0 I) d# e0 c% F5 a2 c
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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 Z# f2 z, B0 p* _1 E
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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5 i r' {* o9 e5 f% R"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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2 Q, h. O% z6 X6 {4 ~1 ~6 R"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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