Anybody ever say to you "Stop being such a baby?"

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I’ve had occasional things along these lines said-I think mostly by my mom.

The last few years it's more common for her to say I sound like a woman (she always sounds worried when she says that ). She's said things along the lines of that she thinks I react/sound certain ways because I didn't have my dad in the house most of the time as a teenager, and am copying how women act or something. Sounds dubious to me, but who knows.

I have, at various times, been called "crybaby" and "too serious for my age."

I've gotten that a lot and it sucks...I just wish that I could tell them "Hey...It's not that I'm being a baby...it's how I work just deal with it!"

Only when I throw a tantrum on another message board or at home.

Few and far between as I am getting fairly ambivalent about most things.

I love it how "normal people" are so understanding also of aspie traits.

Also why can't folks like us just be accepted for who we are?

Yeah, the worst is talking to someone who's trying to help you, and having them tell you to "get thicker skin." Oh really? Guess I'll be off to the skin store straight away. Thank you so much!

Seriously, though, what kind of advice is that? What do I do to get thicker skin? Enter a cocoon for nine months? Wear a suit of medieval armor?

I am a grown adult male and still cry at times, how pathetic is that?

I've heard that, from that way I sometimes over-react to certain situations esp, those that involve a social context more or less that regarding dating...Anyways, I do my best though!

thx WolfPup - really like your handle btw.

I get this a lot!! !

It's a shame that this topic has to even be addressed. We are all people whether we are NT or an Aspie. and to say that someone, anyone is "being a baby" is just absurd and totally judgemental and downright rude.

Just today! A neurotypical has wrecked one of my computers, and won't fix it and was very spiteful and threatening. And when I burst into tears when I realized she wouldn't try to do the damage she did, she said, just exactly that. You are NOT retarted! We aspies are beings with deep feelings and a childlike ability to appeciate what God has made for us that neuro-typicals lose. We never do. That is a strenth of ours, not a vice. We must learn to love ourselves for we are as God wants us to be. I'm still learning to love myself. I will pray for you if you will pray for me.