Baby Walkers

I was out walking with my 4-year-old daughter. She picked up something off of 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, ‘Mama, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart. ‘ I was thinking quickly and replied, ‘All moms know this stuff. It’s on the Mama test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mama.’ 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 with a big smile on my face.