Recent call with my 88-year-old mother in Ireland:

Me: Great news! Pipi is coming to stay with me in Italy.

Ma: Which Pipi?

Me?: I only know one Pipi. My Australian friend, I travelled the USA with 30 years ago?

Ma: Your imaginary friend?

Me: Pipi isn’t imaginary!

Ma: Really? She is real?

Me: What? Of course she’s real, I have talked about her a lot during the…