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[quote=Anonymous]My mom always does something like this, at nearly ever get-together. It's irritating, but always cracks us up. She goes on and on with some sort of unanswerable question, where she basically asks the same question over and over again, and we try our best to answer her, but can't quite answer her properly to her liking.

I brought a little toy for my toddler son to play with, a Pinpressions, or Pin Art toy (I had to Google it, I had no idea what they're called until just now: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Plastic-Pinpressions/16543264) where you put something, your hand, face, any object on one side, and the impression comes through on the other. My teenage niece was goofing around with it, and my mom said
Mom: What is that?
Me: I don't know what it's called, it's one of those...things.
Mom: What does it do?
Niece: See, look! (presses face into it)
Mom: But what IS it? 
Me: Don't you remember these? I think we had one.
Mom: What does it DO?
Niece: See Grandma, watch (presses a finger into it).
Me: See, it does THAT!
Mom: What do you mean? What's it supposed to be?
(Niece continues to press various objects and body parts into it to show her)
Me: That's what it's supposed to do...just...see the shape of her ear?
Mom: Yeah, but I mean what's it supposed to do? What are you supposed to do with it? 
Us: I don't know...just see? Nothing, I guess, you just do...it's a toy...see look, I'm giving the thumbs-up, see? It's just...supposed to look neat...that's all. 
Mom: Oh. Why do you have it? What do you use it for? 
Me: So Mom, what time's dinner?

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