The Littlest Lawyer

(I am a legal studies student, so there are many flash cards with legal terms tucked throughout the house.)

Son: *hands me a card* “What’s this say?”

Me: “Joint liability.”

Son: “What’s that?”

Me: “When two people mess something up, they both have to fix it.”

(He walks away. A few minutes later he and his younger brother were playing with blocks. I put the baby down for a nap.)

Me: “Son, put away the blocks, please.”

Son: “All by myself? But [brother] helped make the mess! He has joint liability with me!”