this is totally unfair, BUT

My friend and muse, Elizabeth, just sent me this story, but I have to preface it with the fact that my wonderful spouse has stepped up to the plate once again this past week while I was away -- managing groceries, carpools, even cleaning the rat box, and never mind that I just got off the phone with my older son's teacher, reporting that he didn't do his homework ALL WEEK...............

THE MOMMY 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 laying outside, 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, "Wow! How do you know all this stuff?" "Uh," .I was

thinking quickly, " All

moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know

it, or they don't let you be a Mommy."

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."