“Leia Nynphadora, I am your father, you need to come home to apologize. What you did was a total Avada Kedavra to the family vibes, it’s like all the hype cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced”

How can watching a movie on your TV be "a technology free evening"?

The parents probably dreamed of picking out these nerd / fandom interests for this kid without a thought that s/he is their own person. People who love shows and movies so much they can’t let go of it and name their kids after it and everything seem more interested in the media stuff than the actual kid.

I'm a huge nerd. I would certainly introduce any children of mine to my hobbies & interests. I would NOT name them something from one of those movies or books. I would not demand they slavishly follow my hobbies (I would consider that to be as bad as the Parents who demand their kids play football or participate in beauty pageants.) Expose the kids to multiple things and let them decide what they do or do not like (there is lots of "try" in that too!).

This is just nutty. My whole family except for my dad loves HP, but we’re not forced to watch the movies or obsess over it

NTA. This girls mother sounds like a real control freak. A good parent fosters their kids interests, they don't force interests upon them. I'm a big old geek and some of my interests have influenced what my daughter likes but she chose what to be influenced by for herself and as such she has her own flavor of geekdome containing things i'm not interested in such as Harry Potter. Same with gaming, I build computers so she has her own computer but we play different games. No one should be the gatekeeper to what peeks your interest, everyone is different and it's those differences that make life interesting.

NTA. Not only are your feelings on this valid, it's completely OK to not even like those things. I tried for years to get into Star Wars before I accepted that it just isn't my thing.

A certain way to ensure that your kids will never contact you ever again after they moved out

I'm a huge nerd myself, but the mom in this is ridiculous. When OP got older she should have had choice to not join in. I mean I can talk about my fandoms all day and I'll even try to convince people to give them a try but if they're seriously not interested or seem annoyed you leave them alone about it. This mom is just giving a bad name to people in fandoms. Makes me so mad.

If you believe your children should be your mini-me, don't have children. Children are not accessories to your life; they are individuals and human beings who are entitled to develop their own interests.

I’m a massive nerd and still: YOUR CHILDREN AREN’T A DISPLAY FOR YOUR FANDOM. It’s nice to be into something but if you can’t accept your kids may not like the same things you do, don’t have kids

…like discord for old people… *cries*

OMG, NTA, totally. And I am a huge HP fan. I have dozens of HP merchandize. My kids don't care about HP. My God, you have the right to have your own choices. And you have the right to completely dislike it. It's okay. Nobody has to follow a cult because the others are following them.

Sounds like an alternate universe for me - I grew up with parents who did not accept any other music/movies/interests that they liked. Anything else I was listening to, watching was called tasteless and stupid. And Harry Potter was called "a demonic movie" - I had to watch it at my friends house, when I wanted to (I really liked HP and fantasy and I still love it. ). I'm really glad that time changes people and now they accept everything I listen to/watch/read. It took me 20+ years to get to that point, but it worth it. I wish the author could accept her parents, and they could accept her point of view. Everyone has a right to like and not like something, but nobody has a right to force their choice on others: your freedom ends where the other people's freedom starts. Just respect each other's choices and preferences.

Yes! Call your mother Umbridge. That might shut her up.

Name pets are your fandoms, not your kids.

I love hearing about people who aren't into Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Marvel. It makes me feel better about myself. If I wanted kids, I would want a kid like this girl. Nobody should force their beliefs or hobbies on anyone. Forcing fandom on your kids is right up there with forcing religion if you ask me.

well *I* was using internet before IRC so wah, that means I'm not even old, I'm venerable. Anyway what is discord, and stop skatin' on the sidewalk!

Sounds like a squib with sour grapes.

I love Harry Potter and Star Wars, but she is perfectly within her rights to want her own interests and preferences. Glad my name is not Hermione, that is for sure. What is IRC?

Guaranteed it isn't as bad as she says ....teen drama

Funny how this relates to religion. The day I did my first communion, as I was knelling down after receiving "the body of Christ" for the first time, something they had been brainwashing me for a year for. I realised it was all a load of BS.

Never been to Arches?! YOU are not the a**hole. Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point State Park are also noteworthy. On day, Zion, one day...

Does anyone else really want to know what the kids' names are?

I rebelled against my comic book obsessed husband by watching sports on tv, so I get it. I like comic books too; but I don’t believe a fan has any business judging other fans on what they should be fanboying about. That's 1337-ist garbage

I really don't like jk Rowling oh yeah I said it

J.K. Rowling is not necessarily the role model I'd wish on my children. She's revealed herself to be transphobic. All along she's also been perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes. These should be the OP's get out of jail card.

Harry Potter adults are so cringe

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Feel like this is an older person trying to pretend to be a kid with these issues

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Missy family is not *normal*, they will shove in Missy throath classical thins as usual............same amount of the nerdy things of OP