CURIOUS KATIE - Episode 6 - Mother's Day Edition

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

Katie is at the park with her mom and dad.

Katie:  Happy Mother’s Day, mom.  I made this card for you myself! (hands her a big, red, heart-shaped card, made of construction paper and glitter).

Mom:  Aw, that’s great, dear! It’s lovely. Very creative! I have a question for you, dear.  Can you tell me what you care about most?

Katie:  Yeah, I can. (pauses)

Dad starts laughing.

Katie:  You asked if I could.
Dad:  She gotcha!

Mom (giggling):  Very smart, dear.  Ok, please tell me what you care about.    
Katie:  Well, I care about you, mom and dad.    

Mom:  That’s great dear.  But it’s equally important to care about moral behavior and the liberty it brings.    

Dad (looking far ahead):  On that subject,  I see some uniformed rights-violators on the other side of the park.  We’d better go a different direction.

Katie:  Why is that, dad?
Dad:  Well, I try to avoid people who don’t know or follow the non-aggression principle.  

Katie:  What’s the non-aggression principle?
Mom:  It’s knowing that right behavior is to not initiate aggression against other people.  That’s how people need to act to be free.   

Katie:  And those guys in those uniforms are aggressive? Why?
Dad:  Yes, that’s right.  They believe that it’s ok to aggress against others, so they do.

Katie:  That’s silly.  Why do they believe that?
Mom:  Because they’re under mind-control, dear.

Katie:  Aw, that’s sad.  They should control their own minds.
Mom:  That’s right, dear. Katie, what else do you care about? Do you care about other people?

Katie:  Oh yeah, I want other people to be free and happy.    
Dad:  That’s great, dear.  Do you know a word that describes the emotional feeling of care for other people?   

Katie:  No, can you tell me?
Dad:  Yeah, I can tell you.

Katie:  Well, go ahead.   
Dad:  You asked if I could. I didn’t say I would.  (chuckles)

Katie:  It’s not funny when you do it.    
Mom (chuckling):  I’ll tell you, dear.  The word is “empathy”.  It means you care about the well-being of others.    

Katie:  Oh, yeah, I have empathy then.  Do those rights-violators in uniforms have empathy, mom?
Mom:  Umm, well, usually not.  If they do, they’re under such mind-control that they actually believe their actions show empathy.    

Katie:  You mean, like the job they actually do is helping people?
Dad:  Something like that, dear.    

Katie:  That’s crazy!
Mom:  Yes, dear.    

Katie:  So what do those people in the uniforms care about?

Mom:  Well, they might say they care about others and about morals and liberty, but their actions show otherwise.  You see, Katie, your actions show what you really care about.    

Katie:  So what do those rights-violators really care about?
Mom:  Well, a lot of people care most about their paycheck.    

Katie:  A piece of paper!? That’s crazy! Why would people care about that so much? 

Dad:  Another case of mind-control, dear.    
Katie:  Whoever invented mind-control must be the craziest one of all.

Mom (laughing):  That’s probably right, dear.    
Dad (looking at rights violators in the distance):  Oh no, there are more rights-violators up ahead.  Looks like trouble.

Katie (squinting to see):  What are they doing, dad?
Dad:  It looks like a boy is selling lemonade with his mom and the rights-violator is forcing them to stop.    

Katie:  Man, rights-violators don’t even like lemonade?

Mom and dad laugh.    

Katie:  Let’s get closer so I can say something to them.
Mom (deep breath, to husband):  What do you think, dear?

Dad:  Well, it’s risky, physically, but it is the right thing to do spiritually, so…..
Mom:  Your dad says yes, dear.    

They start walking to the quickly closing lemonade stand.  An unhappy boy and his mother are packing their wares into a truck, and the order-follower is watching with his arms folded.  Katie approaches, with mom and dad close behind.

Katie (hands on hips):  There’s nothing wrong with selling lemonade, ya know.

Katie walks away, with parents flanking her from behind.    Uniformed rights-violator raises arrogant, twisted eyebrow.

Katie:  Did I do good, mom?
Mom:  I’m so proud, dear.  That was the best mother’s day gift of all.     

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