My mother told me that FanFiction is a good word

My (f/mid-twenties) mother (f/mid-fifties) caught me writing today. I told her I was writing FanFiction again (she knows).

Her only answer was that she loves the word Fanfiction because it's a good word.

I asked her to explain and she told me it means that it had to do with "fiction and fans ... And for fans and written by fans, yk". I laughed at that (because she nailed that one) and then she goes on explaining that it also means no obvious / known endings and leaving things open and change and that she liked that.

It was really a great moment and I appreciated our little conservation a lot and wanted to share with you all. 🤗