> 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. "Why?" my daughter asked.
> "Because it's been on the ground, 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,
> Mommy, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart." I was thinking
> quickly. "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to
> know it, or they don't let you be a Mommy."
> We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently
> pondering this new information. "OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you
> don't pass the test you have to be the daddy."
> "Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face.
