It can hurt when someone you love stops asking you to spend time together, even if neither person means anything by it.

One 17-year-old is dealing with that after realizing she watches movies with her dad far more often than she does with her mom.

The problem is that she and her mom have completely different tastes, and lately, they’ve also been getting on each other’s nerves.

She still tries to spend time with her, but those attempts often end with one of them getting upset.

Now, her mom has stopped asking her to watch movies altogether.

Read on to see what you think about this whole thing.

AITA for always watching movies with my dad, but not my mom?

I (17F) love both my parents (both 47 years old), but they both have different tastes in movies. My dad will show me and my brothers action-packed films, horror films, etc. But my mom loves rom-coms or Hallmark Christmas movies, etc. I, like my brothers, prefer films like our dad.

Now here’s the thing: my mom and I are very similar in personality. But (for lack of a better term) she’s a bit crazier. She and I fight a lot because of how similar we are. Something about how, if you put two people in a room who are pretty much the same person, they will either be obsessed with each other or hate each other.

Now, my mom and I don’t hate each other, but it seems that lately everything we do just gets the other mad for no reason. I am also guilty of this.

Sadly, she finds her mother’s movies pretty lame.

I grew up a little bit of a tomboy, but not so much anymore.

But the movies I find entertaining are not the predictable rom-coms that she likes.

I feel bad because whenever she asks if I want to watch a movie, I’m either doing something already or reading, and I’m sorry, but when I’m in the zone reading, there is nothing that can stop me.

Lately, her mother has been extra irritated with her.

My dad will tell me to watch a film, and normally I’m reluctant because I don’t really want to be around people when this happens. But 60% of the time, he shows me absolute cinema!

Here’s where I feel bad. Recently, I feel like everything I do is making my mom upset, even when I’m not doing anything. And she stopped asking me to watch things with her.

I try to spend time with her, but every time I try to, she just gets mad at me. So honestly, I just need to know. I know there aren’t a lot of details here, but I’m kinda bad at explaining this stuff.

AITA?

Yikes! That sounds pretty stressful for her.

Let’s see if the fine folks over at Reddit have any tips for her.

This person suggests taking two hours to watch a movie with her mom.

Great advice!

Too funny. And good point.

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Here’s someone who thinks she can try harder.

This doesn’t really sound like anyone is doing something wrong.

She and her dad naturally enjoy the same movies, so spending that time together probably comes easier.

However, her mom may see those movie nights as more about spending time together than what they’re actually watching.

Maybe they just need to find something else they both enjoy before a small disconnect starts feeling like something bigger.