Communication is difficult

I was watching some kumiko documentaries with mum, and at one point we both said "whoa, that looks difficult." We then went into a conversation about how we sounded different even though we said exactly the same thing.

What I meant was that it looks like a result that requires of dedication to achieve and I have a lot of respect for it.

What bothered me about the way mum said it is she made it sound like it's unachievable, which didn't make sense to me because she is very good with handicrafts and just generally super handy — and I was certain that it wasn't something that she couldn't do.

We paused the video to talk about that; and she absolutely didn't mean it the way I'd interpreted what she said.

Communication is difficult, and clarifications help — even with someone you've known for aaaaaages.