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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.4 F$ p" N* {" Y0 F# q3 v+ B' A. z0 m
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4 i. A8 s) l6 d# M% I( F* ~5 l+ B0 v"Why?" my daughter asked.
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6 U' g I! ]6 K. ?( @; j. 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?", q6 l( @9 C. t- K Q
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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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8 P$ G2 d, b4 \4 W" E$ }We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.. [; B6 k8 \) u6 g7 ~% b4 g
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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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1 b8 q7 M9 s4 M3 l"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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