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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.( G9 t- J1 Q- R: e7 ~! W
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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 ?2 }! P' T2 Z6 [
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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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7 \8 E, b, @) s7 T+ q/ ~We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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9 W% L% n7 r" b"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy.", c, l: {0 p+ B i& ~
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2 r# P3 m9 d3 w4 m0 [; M"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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