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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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"Why?" my daughter asked.
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"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?"6 w# I* L( {& O- K/ j* N5 p
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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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/ [) ~& h1 G4 p; r9 B, I, ?' u- vWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.2 J6 _) q' B$ I* V% B8 a, l
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4 C6 r, z q9 H% u"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."# l! I, Y: @7 E! Z$ a" C- n R* O
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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