how quickly they forget

tonight the little mister threw a giant tantrum and was sent to his room to settle. when he was allowed out, i was trying to hug him and talk to him about why he got in trouble, etc... the usual post-trouble conference. he was being crabbier about it than usual so i kept having to ask him to look at me. at one point as he is sitting on my lap facing away, i said "nolan please tell me why you just got in trouble". with a huge frown and a shake of the head, he says " i really don't know mom that was like 2 weeks ago. i can't remember". he is a lost cause....