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, 'Mum, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart."
I was thinking quickly and replied, 'All mums know this stuff.
It's on the Mum Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a
Mum.' We walked along in silence for 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 dad.'
'Exactly,' I replied with a big smile on my face.
