Ahh, youth! Mikey's excuse for everything is, "It was an accident!"
I watched him rip up a picture his sister had drawn for him, silently set it down, walk over to me, point to the artistic remnants, and say, "It was an accident, Mom!"
If only that excuse worked for adults: I'm sorry I scheduled you for a bikini wax instead of a massage, sir, it was an accident!, or, I'm sorry I spent all of our money on Happy Hour drinks and lap dances Dear, it was an accident!
Later, he jumped on the dog and pretended to ride her to Nani's house, when I yelled at him and explained the probability of some sort of PETA-related vengeance, he replied that too was an accident. Ahh, the accidents of youth, soooo many more to go!
