["After my mom spent hours making dinner for us, I didn't really like it.", 'Reminds me of when I was younger, but I always acted like I liked it to make her happy.', "That's sweet of you. I've been doing that, but I think it's time to be honest."]
Just make sure you drop the hint in a nice way!
After my mom spent hours making dinner for us, I didn't really like it.