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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. U) d; W0 I& D
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"Why?" my daughter asked.: ? v1 p) m- w @) {( e
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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?") \2 R/ Q" G: {( }
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( W$ v' } ^7 Q, O"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."5 }6 A- w2 N9 T( I! G
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' `4 d, {! ]) B$ g0 y4 b$ f+ ]We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.- Z/ J* G- n3 Q2 \
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."" f: L3 |1 m' p; s7 H
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2 `) s1 A9 e. J+ x" m) @2 P3 }* Q"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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