Original Reddit post

I am only son of my family, grown around sisters and mother, father worked offshore so didn’t really get much dad-son time plus during my teenage, I was studying online during quarantine and later when onsite classes began, I changed schools to an online one for financial reasons. In short, I have no friends of my age, Not much experience among guys and am very feminine ig? Not feminine in the sense of looks, but I dont really know how to make a place amongst men. I think I come off as weak. So anytime men interact with me, some guys talk to me like I’m a child (which is okay, atleast I get respect in return of the respect I give) but otherwise, people usually disrespect me subtly. All jokes are at my expense. I am always the butt of the joke. If I react, I come off as butthurt. If I stay silent, I am tolerating it and letting it continue. Some of these men, are part of my family, so I know they love me and have my best interest but I still want to atleast give replies. My brother in law for example, is a great mentor. He helps me with my workouts. Advices me. But knows I have no personality and makes jokes like, this one time he throws a diaper of his kid my way, and says me to eat it. And i hate that I laugh it off. He knows I didnt like it. I know it too. But me not saying anything is worse than these jokes. submitted by /u/dental_failure

Originally posted by u/dental_failure on r/AskMen