My family has forever praised me as this intelligent, mature, gifted child until I say something they disagree with and suddenly I’m “young and naiive and blind to the truth”. And all I did was comment on our capitalist society keeping the poor poor and the rich rich–in response to someone taking pity on the homeless in a way that feels victim-blamey (“how could these poor people have avoided this?”). I don’t know what the hell I said that was wrong, I feel like they’re just automatically programmed to argue whatever vaguely political comment I make while offering no actual valid counterpoints.

I love my family but I also fucking hate them for always dismissing me as “young and dumb” to my face while simultaneously praising my intelligence to other people. It doesn’t do SHIT for my self-esteem and they wonder why I’m so depressed and angry?