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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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4 `& ]# P' E4 E"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?"( @7 i& m7 U' w4 {+ }7 D# V- X
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/ w8 P2 X9 k {' d"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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2 i* o) T! Q/ f+ P1 [6 P, `"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy." O" T3 x7 ? H$ {
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d/ \2 ]4 @. G* X7 Z. X0 p9 }"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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