The Mama Test

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up somethingoff the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the itemaway 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 whereit's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs' I replied.

At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration andasked, 'Mama, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.'?

I was thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on theMama 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 evidentlypondering this new information.

'OH...I get it!' she beame d, 'So if you don't pass thetest you have to be the dad.

''Exactly,' I replied back with a big smile on my face.