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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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- Q W" e' {; ]2 a/ H"Why?" my daughter asked." ]0 v# e; _5 X, h$ y; E
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8 t2 d: }9 S% ^4 P2 h& p9 k" i"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?"5 L+ O9 _7 p. R& [
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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."4 U# G$ E v$ A3 ~* t8 k/ _) u0 _0 ~7 x
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! |- P0 W" ]: H& NWe 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."
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"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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