There Is No Answer

(My three-year-old sister is going through a phase where she will direct conversations by asking people a question and telling them how to answer, e.g. “Is that your bag? Now you say, ‘Yes.’” One day I get a little tired of humoring her and decide to respond as follows.)

Me: “You can’t tell me what to say. You’re not the boss of me!”

Sister: “Yes, I am! Now you say, ‘No, you’re not’!”