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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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0 K3 S* T# u ], Z; r"Why?" my daughter asked.
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( E, k8 \( L8 G, u9 ]& o"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?". j2 J( O% o, Z% \; {. g
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' @4 c; p6 h3 j" e# _; }"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."0 G1 p4 G. T. P$ H( N
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9 l9 |5 j3 Z; h2 t: Q: XWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.* a+ k) w9 I& { a. f; b
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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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0 i$ h; `3 @; r"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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