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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.1 H7 n# z- n8 e5 Q; l( [
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7 a; t! {' V. r+ H% {) X# b"Why?" my daughter asked.1 Y$ h- f0 c4 ^0 o
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2 R6 E) Z5 J1 \5 _& u"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?". m: t3 a9 r1 h% B- `6 ?) `
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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."1 P( V8 }& h# I4 l1 u! J" r
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7 h" o- `: }; mWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information." l, C4 c1 l2 }1 L
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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