Normal behaviour for 16 YO?

[TheAlienist]

Just looking for your thoughts.

My DP daughter texts her Dad while in the same room, or just anywhere in the same house, is this normal?!

Texts are things like "what is there to eat, can you make me something to eat."

It does upset me that she won't ask me, or tends to stay in her room when she's round.
I always make sure she's fed and okay if her Dad's at work, but just don't want to feel like she doesn't like me?!

Her parents have been separated since she was 8, and me and her Dad have been together for over 3 years. Ive asked DP and she hasn't said she doesn't like me, which I'm hoping is the case.
I would like us to have some kind of relationship as she gets older.

Is the not talking normal for teenagers nowadays?! It was so long ago since I was one!

I did that as a teen

I have an 18 year old at home and we often do, it used to annoy me but there are worse things so I don't sweat it anymore.

My 11 and 13 year olds do this. Tbh I prefer it to them shouting me/Dh from their room to ask for something or hearing "muuuuuum" for the hundredth time that day.

I seem to communicate solely with my 14 year old dd via Snapchat. To be honest, I feel quite grateful that we have silly chats on it. I feel like it helps me keep the lines of communication open somehow. She does spend a lot of time in her room or on the phone to her friends, so for me something is better than nothing!

The thing is she likes to be downstairs when her Dad is in, even though she'll text him even if in the same room!

I have an 8 year old so I won't be investing in a phone for a few years then!

Our teens text each other while in the same room. They text us while in the same house. That seems to be the way kids communicate today.
Time changes and communication methodologies change . it does not sound as though your teenager is doing anything different than most kids do today. It does not seem like a personal statement about you , and if there is no overt rudeness , you may just be over thinking this. I would just shake my head and think that the times are changing.

I did that as a teen too.