Slowly Transforming Mother

(My mom has long resigned herself to the fact that she has a nerd for a daughter. I’ve gotten it into my head at this point to try drawing a comic, and she’s in the living room while I’m at the kitchen table trying to draw a character from the “Transformers” cartoon.)

Me: “I don’t understand this guy’s arms.”

Mom: “That’s okay. I don’t understand guys at all.”

Me: *laughs* “Well, robot guys are better anyhow.”

Mom: “Exactly. Because if they turn out to be jerks, you can reprogram them!”

Me: “And if they’re a Transformer, you get a nice sports car as well as a guy!”

Mom: “Exactly!”