Evan wasn't recording for the entire episode.
We didn't know until he asked 'Dad, were you recording?' and I realized the follow-up question was whether he had been.
He hadn't.
He'd been talking about his house all session. Planned a whole tour. None of it on camera.
My first instinct was to be frustrated. But he's 10, and if I make that a big deal, he's going to feel bad about something he can't fix now. So we did the house tour anyway. It wasn't planned or polished, but Dad walked through it and Evan seemed pretty proud of the layout.
That's the move when things go sideways. Keep going, make it work, don't let the mistake become the memory.
What's the worst thing that's gone wrong during a recording session with your kid?