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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., c$ B5 d @+ ?) T+ K; {
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4 c) S5 K1 W6 `! n1 v( o3 J2 A"Why?" my daughter asked.
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o7 S6 u4 {* ]1 a) j8 K0 L0 N"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?"
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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."( t- n2 M6 ?6 u; G, Y
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: O G5 j+ K" sWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."5 R" h( R$ r3 }0 `( d( v
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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