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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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9 ~' d4 O7 ~5 ~: b. c6 `$ r1 `"Why?" my daughter asked.
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2 ]; @7 v) s/ c5 D" h) d1 B"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?", _& R6 R$ V& g7 J
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* T! U+ s8 P I"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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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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E4 w4 V) a' K" T8 E"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."2 r& U/ S a3 V, T
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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