Lies My Grandson Told Me

Maceo goes to Grandpa's house nearly every Saturday for a several hour visit. Upon his return to our house, we are regaled (often by Grandpa) with accounts of the places they visited and the foods they ate. Often, Grandpa tells us stories like these: They went through a car wash one weekend. Grandpa told us that Maceo was anxious about it while they were going through, which surprised him as Maceo had told him that he had been though one before. Grandpa is often surprised by Maceo's confident assent when posed the question, "Do you know X?". When pressed, Maceo immediately caves and says, "I dunno." Maceo will tell Grandpa which way to go in the car. Surprisingly, he is often correct, especially when going to places he goes regularly, like Grandpa's house or Mami's or school. However, one Saturday, Grandpa took Maceo's advice on how to get to the zoo, which ended with a suddenly not so confident Maceo saying, "I dunno" and an unsure Grandpa wondering how to actually get to the zoo. One Saturday, about 20 minutes after dropping Maceo off at Grandpa's, we received a voice mail: "Nick. I have a question about diapers. It's no emergency, but call me back." When Nick called back a little while later, Grandpa asked, "Does Maceo ever go around the house with no diapers on?" Nick said no. "Well, he told me he does and that it was ok. I told him to make sure to tell me when he had to pee. About 4 minutes later, he peed on the floor." Eventually, we think Grandpa will catch on to Maceo's shenanigans.