to be fair, this is Carolines father, in a rather patriarchal country
though hopefully by now Caroline has learned not to give a shit about her fathers/parents thoughts or opinions, given the ample evidence of how shite they all are, but still
You should give a shit about their thoughts and opinions yet not let it rule you. Very easy to not play into two destructive extremes, one where such things as cartoon preference undermines ones' self, or the other where one totally cuts themself from their parents, reconstructing every action to be further proof of their shitty nature.
Someone once told me to not judge my parents til I was their age and it did me good, that's advice I'd give here. I didn't have to make his same regrets of judging his parents for situations out of their control or actions he wouldn't have done in their boots... Once he was their age.
Er, easy there tiger.
It's just nice to share things with people. If they turn you down, that's no big deal.
Yes it is, you can't demand the attention of everyone for things they don't care about just because it is nice for you.
If they don't just turn you down, but also take a dump on something you like, and insinuate that you're immature or weird or stupid or whatever else for liking it, that's undermining you, yeah? It's a (mild) personal attack.
No it's not because what looks like a dump to you is merely an expression of total disregard for something they hold no interest over. Much better to not just take everything personally, the (mild) brackets has me laffin. Talking about media preferences here between family
Molehills and mountains
It's about sharing something and being rejected. No one likes that; it feels crappy. That's why it's good to be conscious of who you're being open or sharing things with.
Yeah that sounds like the good foundations for neuroses. I don't see emotionally guarding yourself against everyone you speak to on any intimate level as in any way preferable to merely not placing the basis of your personal interactions, emotional health and raison d'ętre on the approval of others in what you share. This is not even comparable to rejection, that's just degrading