My Mother is Full of Surprises

One night last week after my sister's kids had been put to bed, my mom, my sister, and I were up talking (and busting out the treats, which I always KNEW happened after I went to bed as a child). My sister was saying how it would have been impossible for her to marry someone whose favorite movie was something like Legally Blonde.

MBC: Yeah, well, you have to cut people slack on things like that, though, because we all have our guilty media pleasures. Like, you know, maybe some of us find ourselves unexpectedly fond of, you know, maybe, The O.C.

Mom: That's right. Or Judge Judy.

MBC and Sister: the sound of heads whipping around to stare

MBC: You watch Judge Judy?

Sister: You like Judge Judy?

Mom: I want to be Judge Judy.

MBC and Sister: open-mouthed staring

Mom: Yep, Judge Judy just lays down the law. Tells it like it is. Sets everybody straight.

Wow. True confession.