Owen: Dad, can I watch a movie on the way to school?
me: No it's a short trip, Let's just visit. We could
talk about Noah and Hudson.
Owen: No dad.
me: We could talk about Ms. Lisa.
Owen: No dad.
me: We could talk about the pirate ship at your school.
Owen: Dad let's just calm down, calm down (emphasized with palms-down hand gestures)
Then he became Alvin and I became Dave.