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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.7 f( k+ i$ @ `, M
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"Why?" my daughter asked.
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# T' s% m4 X# W$ y& T% }& e* i"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?". \4 T6 `+ T) O; ~. x
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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."
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c% ~( I% J) Y5 i7 W# z; qWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.7 C7 ]8 i' A- v6 B
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."! x" _ ?( J2 E! k! ?. T
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5 k/ P# \$ N2 G' H9 n- S"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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