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. It's dirty,                 and it 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.                                 When you're finished laughing, send this                  to a Mom.