CURIOUS KATIE - A Fictional Tale Of A Child Learning How The World Works

Katie is curious, so she asks questions, and gets surprisingly honest answers.

Early evening at Curious Katie's suburban home.....

Curious Katie:  Hey mom, whatcha doin?
Katie’s Mom (slumped into sofa):  I’m watching some funny propaganda on Tell-Lie-Vision.

Katie:  Why are ya doing that?
Mom:  Because I need to escape reality for a while, dear.  I had a long day at work.

Katie:  Why was it a long day?

Mom:  Well, first of all, I had to work four hours just to pay a group of extortion-funded people who call themselves government.  Then I worked another four hours so I could earn enough to help pay for food and shelter for you, your dad, and I.    

Katie:  Hmmm, that’s weird.
Mom:  It is weird, isn’t it?

Katie:  Why don’t you just stop paying those people that call themselves government?

Mom:  Well, dear, because if I don’t, then some order-followers from that same group will come to our house and use violence to take our property.  They might even throw mommy in a cage.  You don’t want me to be in a cage, now do you, dear?

Katie:  Oh, no! No cage for you mommy! Hmmm, that’s weird.  Why are those people so mean?

Mom:  Oh, they’re not all mean, dear.  Many of them are just misguided.  They’re under mind-control.  They think what they’re doing is good, but it’s actually bad.

Katie:  Wow, I don’t like mind-control, then.
Mom:  Neither do I, dear.  How was your day at school?

Katie:  Meh, not so good.
Mom:  What did you learn?

Katie:  I learned how to obey and be quiet.
Mom:  Oh, dear.  You didn’t learn more than that?

Katie:  Nope.
Mom:  I’m sorry, dear.  I wish I could teach you here at home.

Katie:  Why can’t you?
Mom:  Well, I just don’t have time, and neither does your father.  We’re too busy working.

Katie:  So you can pay those crazy guys from government?
Mom:  Yes, dear. 

 Katie:  Hmmph, that doesn’t make sense.
Mom:  Good observation, dear.  It doesn’t make sense.  Lots of things that people do don’t make sense.    

Katie:  Mommy, what will happen if I don’t go to school?

Mom:  Oh, I’m not sure dear.  Maybe some people from the government gang, called CPS, would come steal you from us.    

Katie:  Oh, no! That’s even crazier! Why are those people so crazy?
Mom:  I don’t know dear, that’s a good question.    

Dad enters the house.

Mom:  Welcome home, dear.    

Katie (runs to give him a hug):  Hi, daddy.  How was work?
Dad:  Boring, stressful, tedious, and way too long.  How was your day?

Katie:  The usual.  Daddy, what’s for dinner?
Dad:  I dunno, let’s talk to your mommy and see.

Mom:  I thought we might have some GMO veggies and chemical-doused pasta.    
Dad:  Mmmm, that sounds like it’ll help me continue my existence, but won’t keep me healthy.  I wash, you chop?

Mom:  Sure.

Katie:  Mom, why can’t we have organic veggies? They taste better.   
Mom:  I know, dear, but we can only afford that once in a while.

Katie:  Maybe we could grow some veggies outside.  Make a garden, ya know, how about that?
Dad:  That’s a great idea, dear, and I wish we could.

Katie:  Why can’t we?

Dad:  Because if we grow veggies in the front yard, then someone that works in the authoritarian gang called government will come and destroy it.  They might even steal money from us or throw us in a cage, too.    

Katie:  Oh no! I don’t want that!
Mom:  Neither do we, dear.  So that’s why we don’t have a garden.

Later that night around 10pm, and all three are getting ready to sleep.

Katie:  Mommy, why do I have to sleep now? I’m not tired.

Mom:  I know, dear, but you have to get up early to go to school.  And you remember why you have to go to school, right?

Katie:  Yeah, so those crazy people calling themselves government won’t hurt us.    

Mom:  That’s right, dear.  And I’ve got to sleep now, too, so I can work half the day tomorrow to pay those same crazy people.    

Katie:  Mommy, I think that government is a bad idea.    
Mom:  I think so, too, dear.  Goodnight. 

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