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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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. g- h1 K4 {1 x3 N2 D( ^1 B% q"Why?" my daughter asked.% d2 _9 q! F4 g* j7 @ T6 R1 T0 N
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& ]6 m, g+ Y* V3 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."
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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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: V6 X% ^# g3 f' p$ w/ e' n"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."7 V: R) R. R8 w; n4 f( Y* M
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' ~! M0 C# d" R% G$ b"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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