My mom shows my sister and I an ad of a young woman in a tiny blue bikini with dangly fringe. “That’s gonna be my swimsuit this year.”

I stare blankly at her. “Okay.”

She steps back, grinning with exasperation. “It was supposed to be a joke, it’s funny, laugh!”

“I’m trying to not make assumptions about your comfort level with your body.”

That got laughs.