“Mommy?”

“Yes, Liza.”

“Can I wear whatever I want?”

“No, Liza, you must dress appropriately for each occasion.”

“What does ‘appropriately’ mean?”

“That means that your attire will conform in part to precedented social standards, with innovation anchored by tradition.”

“Oh, I see. When can I wear sheer nylon veils around each leg that look like tubes?”

“Liza, don’t talk that way…”

“I want to wear floppy tubes around my legs…”

“Liza! No!”

“…and I will be like a beekeeper, except with mosquitoes, and I’ll have a whole colony of mosquitoes that I care for but they will never bite me because of my pants that look like tubes…”

“Liza…[sobbing]”

“…and I’ll collect their mosquito honey and put it in my hair. Oh, and I’ll shoot lasers out of my fingers.”

“[sobbing]”

The End

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