Me: "Hey! How did Finn get these three cuts on his arm?"
Child (brightly): "You don't remember? I thought I already told you and you were okay with it."
Me: "No. You didn't tell me how his arm got sliced."
Child (thoughtfully): "Really? I thought I told you."
Me. "Tell me again."
Child (breezy): "Well, we were playing a game this morning and you know, things happened and he got cut."
Me: "What game were you playing and how did he get cut?"
Child (dismissively): "Just while we were using my pocket knife . . ."
Me: "What game were you playing?"
Child (guiltily): "Um . . . knife fight."
ME: "YOU STABBED HIM WITH AN ACTUAL KNIFE?"
Child (defensively): "Well, YOU won't get us any pretend knives!!"
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