What you dont know wont hurt you

                                   a sayingan axiom once upon a time that will serve no one today who gives it any credence  

a longwinded Because

Because I said

she didnt know why her parents went to it as often as they didshe couldnt imagine they meant her to act out of ignorance

they werent stupid

were they 

acting ignorant is a breeze  easier than ignoring somethingwhich you have to work at

she wondered because her parents wouldnt say they often said That was a long time ago. I can’t remember.  they would have made shameless politicians Nah. I don’t remember.  had to be some procedure they agreed to undertake immediately after placing their hand on the Bible swearing to uphold the Constitution  Nah. Cant remember.

it doesnt bother them that you can

That was a long time ago. I don’t know what you expect from me.

I expect you to pausegive it a moment give it some thought because I asked  not brusquely dismiss it  I hadnt any expectations  I asked is all there is to it

her parents acted as if she was accusing them of something  what an unusual place to come from  they were all adults now  she wasnt looking to blame them for anything

they were blowing a hole in the side of her respect for them

they were probably the only two people walking the planet she extended respect to out of hand without they having to earn it

Was it simply convenient for you to say to me What you dont know wont hurt you

Because it will it definitely will

out of both their mouth inthesameinstance What do you expect from me? they reminded her of the chorus in a Greek tragedy she wouldnt tell themmuddying the waters because they had no idea what she was talking about they werent literate people despite raising her to be

I suppose Im asking if your parents told you you told me although Ive never said that to my children That saidan in all fairness I have three you raised nine the slices of pie were a lot thinner

Pie? What are you talking about?

The sharing of time Once upon a time you have a pie all to yourself Then you meet someone and your pie is cut in two

If you marryhave a child the pie is cut in thirds An so on an so on I had time to address my children at a deeper level than either of you ever did Its not rightnot wrong Its the reality of our circumstancesfor cryinoutloud dad you were in time management efficiency you were paid to know Im not telling either of you something you dont know 

But I am asking if you remember why you might have said such a excuse me stupid thing when neither of you are stupid

My guess was that it was convenient 

It saved time

Time certainly is a finite resource

her motherper usual answered for both of them  I don’t know what you expect from us.

Nothing in her head she heard I got a story aint got no morals

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Billy Preston  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F_DRNCGjQM