Comment from I am Cat

Excellent

well... what an adorable little hippo-cat... (maybe?)

'He says he knows they are hippo-cats because they tell us that fighting is bad and violence doesn't solve anything. But they fight all the time -- mostly when they think we aren't listening -'
(uh oh... it's starting to dawn on me about this hippo-cat thing)

'My daddy got as mad as hell when I told him I got a B in science, but it was really a C-. Mom made me spend the whole day in my room for lying. But dad told the IRS (I'm not really sure who that is, but they are bad people) that he earns much less than he really does. I guess lying is ok when the people you lie to are bad, or you need a new car.'
(mad as hell... here we go! 'do as I say, not as I do"... hmm...
oh boy! The IRS... yeah, that's a good one. :( or you need a new car)

hippo-cat
hippo-cat
hippo-cat....?

'Mom says that Jesus told us we should love our neighbor. Well, that's cool, because Mrs Watson is really nice. She even throws my ball back when it goes over the fence. And just like mom and dad, she doesn't like wetbacks and towelheads either.'

(holy crapamoly)

hippo-cat-crat-crit
hippocrit ...hippocrite
hypocrit... hypocrite!

hippo-cat = hypocrite

>:(

how care you make us think, Mr. Richards! grrrr

'P.S. I didn't like that game we played yesterday, it made me feel funny.'

(holy bent over pages!)

:(

Out of the mouthes of babes.

An amazing response to the prompt. Whoa.
Just whoa.

 Comment Written 15-Jul-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Jul-2015

Thanks for your generous review and very kind comments Cat. As always, they are very much appreciated :)

Comment from Linda Kay

Excellent

Excellent illustration of how children may get the words a little mixed up, but the message being sent to them is crystal clear. They don't know that the role model who is shaping them is doing terrible damage, and passing those attitudes onto another generation.

 Comment Written 15-Jul-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Jul-2015

Thanks Linda for your kind comments and your excellent review. Much appreciated.

Comment from sweetwoodjax

Excellent

this is an excellent write, mystery writer, you did an excellent job making some valid points about hypocrites and the point in you post script was so sad. good luck in the contest.

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 Comment Written 15-Jul-2015

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reply by the author on 15-Jul-2015

Thank you, sweetwoodjax, for your kind comments and good wishes.They are much appreciated.