THE MOM TEST: I WAS OUT WALKING WITH MY 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

THE MOM TEST: 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 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 IT PROBABLY HAS GERM,' I REPLIED. AT THIS POINT, MY DAUGHTER LOOKED AS ME WITH TOTAL ADMIRATION AND ASKED, 'MUM, HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS STUFF? YOU ARE SO SMART.' I WAS THINKING QUICKLY AND REPLIED, '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 WALKES 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.' ÉXACTLY,' I REPLIED WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE. WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED LAUGHING, SEND THIS TO A MOM.