Defining moment

C had to work late at the museum on Friday night. In the car on the way home from school, L started making pouty noises when she remembered this. "No whining in this family," I said. She said, "I'm not whining, I'm grumping." I said, "No whining or grumping." She said, "I'm not grumping, I'm growling." I said, "No whining, grumping, growling, or complaining in this family." She said, "I'm not growling, I'm talking back." Then she cracked up.