What Did I Just Do?

Child 2 comes out and says child 1 said he sucks. I said it's ok, go back and tell 1 that you might suck, but at least you don't swallow. Child 2 goes running of to pass on the message, garbling it to the point it couldn't be understood,( thank goodness). I stood there folding laundry wondering what the heck I'd just done!!
Oh, the joys of distracted parenting.