Conversations with other women

This is a favorite movie of mine, but back to the post. My mother is in deep introspection. Our life-altering conversation went like this today:

Me: Why do you sound so serious? What were you doing?

Ma: I was introspecting!

(This will be interesting, I think to myself!)

Me: What were you introspecting about?

Ma: I was introspecting about you.

Me: What about me?

Ma: I was trying to understand if you are intelligent or "shorol" (not worldly-wise, a euphemism for boka or an idiot).

(This is getting really interesting now, I think to myself!)

Me: So what makes you think that I am intelligent?

Ma: Well, you are publishing papers, going places. So you must be doing something right in life.

Me: Fair enough. And what makes you think that I am boka?

Ma (very sheepishly): Well, many years ago, I bought an unripe watermelon by mistake that was all white instead of red inside. I did not want to throw it away, so your sister told you that white watermelons are really healthy and yummy and you ate all of it. 

Me: I think it says more about my sister and your lack of grocery skills than it says about me! Anyway, keep introspecting and let me know if you have an answer.

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