Snippet of a conversation with my dad, as an addendum to the story below
Me: [to the tune of nanananabooboo] I was right and you were wrong. I was right and you were wrong.
Him: No, what I said earlier applied to ___.
Me: So... Because you're the dad, you reserve the right to change what you've said after you've said it in order to maintain the rule that
Dad Is Always Right.
Him: Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.
It's in the rule books somewhere, I think. "Parents may say one thing today and change their mind tomorrow without question."
The same rule apparently applies to wives, girlfriends, female friends and politicians...