Where I post an actual conversation from last night

Me: "Addie has really bad taste, even for a 3 year old."
Mom: " Oh, yeah, you were way into the tacky stuff as a little girl."
Me: " I also had an unhealthy obsession with variety shows."
Mom: "Oh, God, yes! You loved Cher. Remember your Cher doll?"
Me: "Yeah, you could pull her hair to make it longer, and swivel her hips to make it shorter."
Mom: "What ever happened to Cher>"
Me: "Lizzie chewed her arms off."

long pause

Mom: "what?"
Me: " Our dog. Elizabeth. She chewed the doll's arms off."
Mom: "No, I meant the REAL Cher!"
Me: "Oh. Well, I think her limbs are mostly intact these days."