Saying “I don’t know” *is* a valid answer. It’s stupid when adults tells children that “I don’t know isn’t an answer” and actually encourages them to lie.
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Or you do answer and they “don’t want excuses” there was no winning, it was all about control.
Or you over explain in answers because lack of a “good answer/reason” would get you punished – often harshly.