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What the fuck do people even talk about with family? My mom wants to "talk to me" but like... about what lmao? do I ramble for half an hour about "free will vs determinism"? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@piefed.social

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What makes it worse is the language barrier... cuz I've been using English since 8 and its my primary lanfuage, and my mom sounds awkward af in English and she won't understand complex topics...

And like if I start talking philosophy, then it sounds so doomer and like mom be like: (translated) "Why are you overthinking everything?"

But okay wtf do I talk about? Do I start going on a rant about politics and them mom be like: "You can't change politics, just accept it"

Like WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I talk to dad about like hypothetical interstellar travel and time dialation and dad was like: "Cool story bro" (like the Cantonese equivalent of it)

Like what the hell, are they just so boring? And they are saying I'm gonna become "autistic" because I never talk to them...

There's nothing to talk about that ends the conversation happily.

Literally more boring responses than a fucking LLM lmfao

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[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My mother tends to do this as well. It can work sometimes if it's a topic of interest to everyone, but it's usually not and just interrupts.

She and my FIL both do this thing where you can tell they have something they want to talk about, wait for a chance to interject and then suddenly change a natural conversation to their pet topic. I call them both out on it now I've noticed.