Why Can't I Go Outside?

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"Mother, why can't I go outside?" A young girl asked, "It's bright and sunny and I want to play!" 

"Because there are bad people out there," Is all the mother replies before continuing to make dinner.

"You say all people are bad, mom, why is that?" The daughter asked. 

"Because everyone is bad in their own way, some are lazy, rude, stinky, it's just how society is," The mother replied.

"Even me?" The little girl said with a strange voice.

"No, not you, you'll find out one day where you are in every way perfect," The mother said and walked out of the room. 

How can someone not know they are a robot?

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