Sometimes, the kids say things that are humorous, but not necessarily because they’re trying.

Yesterday, I was talking to a young man about an altercation we’d had. I was trying to get him to see that he was arguing with me.

“I wasn’t arguing with you!” he exclaimed, offended.

“Well, be that as it may, you’re arguing with me now.”

His eyes got really big — wide with disbelief. “I am not arguing with you,” he exclaimed as if he were shocked that I’d even suggest such a thing.