Trying To Chance Getting Back A Chance

(I overhear this one during a slow period at work. I walk past a father helping his young son out of swimming gear.)

Son: “Can I get back in the pool?”

Father: “I said if you behaved, and you were acting up. Now you’ve lost that chance. It’s time for dinner, anyway.”

Son: “Can I swim for a few minutes before dinner?”

Father: “No. I told you, you lost that chance.”

Son: “No, you took the chance so you have it now. Please give the chance back to me.”