THE MAMA TEST

I received this e-mail today and thought it was funny.

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. 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 dad!

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