You can't say we didn't try...

"Mom, do you know why I dumped all the bubbles out?
So I wouldn't keep spilling them on my shirt."

You can say that we should try to remember to feed our kid a better lunch so he's not cranky, not to wait until late in the afternoon when he's exhausted, go before the bluebonnets die, avoid allergy season, and just give up when he starts throwing a fit. Those would be good things to remember for next time.