Whatsapp for Android app *really* wants to sync Contacts...

I haven't used WhatsApp for a few years (since one of my friends traveled internationally), so I'm not up on all the new stuff.

My mom's cousin just retired, sold her house here in the states, and moved to Europe.

She invited my mom to visit her, and so now I'm downloading Whatsapp on her phone and creating and seeing up an account for her.

It doesn't seem like there's any way around syncing all her contacts, when she only needs three: me, my sister, and her husband.

I try to add a new contact manually, and it's like "Would you like to sync all your contacts?"

I say no, and then it just returns to the main screen.