Nice try, disciplinarian.

Here's what happens when you incorrectly assume your 2-year-old has a good grasp of cause-and-effect, a sharp memory and remote interest in listening to what you're saying:
Being a toddler, Elise is prone to flashes of bratty behavior and when she's really in a funk she sometimes will try to kick or pinch. Yeah, it's charming.
Anyway, she did it earlier today while she was in our bedroom and I sent her to her room, where she pouted for a while before returning with a better 'tude.
Later today we were goofing around in the living room when she tried to pinch me. I stopped her immediately and this was the (brief) conversation that transpired:
Me: "Elise, no pinching! Do you remember what happened the last time you pinched? You had to go to your room. That is not OK. Do you understand?"
Elise: "I have toe jam."
Well, I tried.