funny forward: The Mom Test
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, “Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.” I was thinking quickly. “All moms know this stuff. It’s on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mom.” 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 back with a big smile on my face.
Dad Said,
January 23, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
I’ve decided to take the high road here, and say nothing because I can’t think if anything nice.
Heather Said,
January 25, 2008 @ 10:17 am
So completely true.