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Yesterday, my mother left me a message in a bizarre accent. "Is Colleen therrre? This is your moth-uuur. Call me. Bye-bye!"

Firstly, Colleen is my middle name, and I have no idea why she has decided to call me that. (In college she used to send letters addressed to Baby Girl C3497, because before I was adopted, that was my name. That always cracked me up.)

Secondly, my mother pronounces it (even when she's not making with the funny accent) KO-leen. I think my middle name might be KO-leen. At least in the minds of my parents.

Thirdly, the accent? No idea.

On the whole, it was a very surreal experience. Of course tonight I called them back.

DAD: "How's my girl, doing alright?"

ME: "Yeah, I'm good! Busy, but good."

DAD: "Did you get my email I send you yesterday?"

ME: "Yes-- I'm going to write back, don't worry. Oh, I wanted to tell you. Sometimes I write on my website about you, and I tell people some of the things you say."

DAD: "Really?"

ME: "Yes. One girl wrote to tell me that she is going to start using 'keep in touch with the Dutch' as a saying, even though she's not Dutch."

DAD: "Oh, she likes that, huh? Just don't tell her, 'if it ain't Dutch it ain't much'!"

ME: "Right, you don't want anyone stealing that one!"

DAD: "That's a good one alright, there! Ha ha!"

ME: "Oh, and someone else wrote to me and said, 'does your dad know you have a fan club?' So I thought I should tell you that you do!"

DAD: "Oh really? Oh... well, here's mom again. Mom wants to talk to you."

(He passes the phone to mom.)

MOM: "Hello honey! How are--"

DAD (in the background): "I have a fan club!"

Want to write a fan letter to my father? Here you go!