Social situations

I don't know how to interact with my parents sometimes. Mom says that sometimes you just need to be with someone without talking and enjoy their company. I know this sounds really selfish but autism says "unless I'm the center, I'm not interested." I don't understand how you can just be in a room with someone without really talking to them. Unless you're on public transportation or a waiting room, you should probably be talking with people. But maybe I'm just thinking about this too much. Or, more likely I've misinterpreted Mom's meaning. I do that a lot. lol