the test

I was out walking with my 4 year old son. He picked up something off the ground and started to put it in his mouth. I took the item away from him and I asked him not to do that. 'Why?' he asked. 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been, its dirty, and probably has germs' I replied. At this point, he 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 2-3 minutes, but he was evidently pondering this new information. 'OH.... I get it!' he 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!