Flabbergast the teacher

Mom: Can someone give me an example of a contraction?

Megan (age 8): Not's. Like “not apostrophe s”..

Mom: Um...I don't know. Can you think of a sentence in which you would use "not's" correctly.

Megan: Not's a real word. Right? Not IS a real word?

Mom: Yeah. I think that is probably the ONLY sentence in which you would use the word "not's" correctly. (I'm shocked she came up with it so fast. I was trying to figure out how one could use "not is" in a sentence.)

Figuring out the empty threat

(2016) Modern child catches on to useless disciplinary measures:

Digital medicine

 If I ever had any doubts we're living in a tech-saturated age:

Daughter: "Mom, I have a headache. Do you have anything for a headache?"

Me: "A nap."

Daughter: "An app? What app? How does it help my headache?"