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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.0 X# Q# V/ P+ C- `0 Q4 c! s
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"Why?" my daughter asked.1 {; x9 d/ F$ m+ e. @
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2 G5 a6 h( Y: j* B* }8 I Y- ]9 X"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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4 i9 H# }$ T( t; h"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.". D; Z0 C7 J u+ Q6 b, y+ e' b' O
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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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"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."+ P5 Z& B6 j8 |1 m8 o5 ?$ ] r. w: ~
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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