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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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" m% v+ B3 Y/ _2 C! @- L"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?"
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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."5 g6 l! C0 J; Y6 u8 a% X
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4 m! ~# |3 h( G' lWe walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.# h) A+ y& X7 e7 H
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8 B4 X" C9 E( [+ g& e; h) h"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."( M% w5 M7 s& i) ^5 K* M$ V
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% ]# T( o3 F" y" |6 v$ [0 n* m"Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart. |
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