If a child refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?

Behind the Groan

How “A Rest” Becomes “Arrest”

“Resisting arrest” is the legal phrase for opposing an officer who is taking someone into custody. The joke splits “arrest” into “a rest,” which turns that serious phrase into a description of a child refusing to nap. Read the question naturally so “resisting a rest” first sounds like ordinary nap-time behavior. A slight pause before the final words helps, but avoid heavy emphasis—the delayed recognition that “a rest” and “arrest” sound alike creates the groan.