I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up somethingoff the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item awayfrom 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'sdirty, 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 evidentlypondering this new information. 'OHHH. . . I get it!' She beamed, 'So ifyou don't pass the test you have to be the dad.''Exactly' I replied back with a big smile on my face.