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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.# s" e4 }( O+ N$ o! H9 s
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"Why?" my daughter asked.5 f: K1 X' x4 j X$ I
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7 ~* v% w' j% k" _4 { H"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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! `& V& m. G _* W* a% 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."1 w9 S* W$ Q& z; S7 F
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We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.+ v. `, K% s* [! H* k
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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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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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