Talking to my mom.

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My mom and I are talking about earrings.

Me: I have this really pretty pair of earrings I got in Turkey, I got them at the same time I got those earrings you always think are from Greece*, but they're so HEAVY.

I take a few minutes to rummage through some stuff to find them.Mom: Oh, those are so pretty

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[matchboximpala]

This is so similar to many conversations I have with my mother, made me laugh out loud. I can't get on her too badly about it, though. I used to argue with her about when she got married (for the third time) because I had this concrete memory of finding out my flight home for the wedding was fogged in while standing in the living room of the place I lived in during my senior year in college. She got married during my junior year. I don't know where that memory came from, but it is not real and still when she mentions that I missed her wedding (only a little guilt there), I think it happened during my senior year.

The mind is a scary thing.

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I agree! I know I have my own false memories, but come on, it's like she was completely blanking out on everything I said. I was beginning to think I sound like when adults talk in Peanuts movies to her. AM I SPEAKING ENGLISH? HOW ARE YOU MANAGING TO MISUNDERSTAND EVERYTHING I SAY SO BADLY?