[Dad and Corwin are sitting on the couch. Corwin starts poking at Dad.]
Dad: Are we messing? Because if we are messing, Dad is going to do some messing too.
Dad: Corwin? Are we messing?
Dad: Well?
[Corwin pokes Dad]
Dad: OK, we’re messing [Dad grabs Corwin]
Corwin: [suddenly finding his voice] NOOOOOOO! NO MESSING! [Corwin loses his power to speak from being tickled too much]
Dad: [As he mercilessly tickles Corwin] Corwin? Is there some way you could have prevented this? Perhaps by promptly answering Dad when he asks a question?
Corwin: [gasping] Yes.
Dad: I’m glad we were able to learn a valuable lesson today.