Oliver versus Rachel

I just remembered something funny that Rachel did the other day. I guess she and Oliver got into a bit of a scuffle, and she came sniffling into the study holding her throat and said, "Mom, Oliver kicked me right in the brain!" I feel bad because I immediately started laughing a little because it sounded so funny to be kicked in the brain, but of course I had to hide it quickly and then act concerned (which I guess I really would have been if there had been actual brain matter involved in the injury, but I suspected that something was not quite right with her story).

Anyway, I asked her to show me where he kicked her, and she pointed to her throat and there was a big red mark on her neck. She said, "See, I already told you, Mom - it was right here on my brain." Then I felt really bad, because I accidentally laughed again, even though I actually think getting kicked in the neck would be really painful.

I tried to gently explain to her that her brain was not in her throat and it was in fact kept safe inside her head.

I keep laughing as I think about it, and I'm not sure why it's so funny.

As a side note, the next day she got back at Oliver by pushing him into the wall and possibly breaking his nose. I am still puzzled as to how she gathered up enough strength to do that, but his nose looks pretty bad. Here he is a few days after the incident: