My young adult daughter is living here again until Covid peters out (no problems here, she works, contributes, cooks, and cleans!) but one thing is annoying me.
We're not a tv-on-all-the-time family, but we will purposely sit down to watch a film or an episode of a good series together and within seven seconds, daughter is on her phone - even if the film or show was her idea. I say 'Oh, we can watch this later', and she says 'no it's fine I'm watching it' but she's absolutely not- something dramatic or funny happens and I glance at her to see if she's noticed and she hasn't. It's like I'm watching by myself, and all the fun of enjoying the show together just isn't there. I then huff a bit and pause it, then she says 'fine' and puts her phone down for about ten minutes before picking it up again. The show is ruined because feel like a bit of a tit if I continue watching, especially if it's something that makes me actually laugh or tear up or whatever - because she's not having the same experience.
Daughter says 'everyone' does a 'second screen' when the telly is on, she can't imagine sitting through a movie at home without her phone in her hand. I think she's being rude and we've gotten snippy about it a few times. If you have teenagers or young adults how does this go in your house?