I am smart because...

We were on our way home from church and A decided to have a "being smart is important" conversation with the kids. He started off by saying, "Do our kids not want to be smart? I don't think they want to be smart (he used a different term)." To which Avi replied, "Papa, I want to be a smart kid." Diya, on the other hand, just kept quiet. She usually does not give in to Atul's jibes. However, his jibes continued. She could not take it any longer and says," I am the smartest, you know why? because I was the only one today who wore a jacket. I observed and it was going to be chilly!" See, in the morning (before we headed out to church) Atul had commented on how smart she was because she had worn a sweater!
Comes back to bite us, doesn't it?