To think it's nigh on impossible to not be bothered what other people think of you?

[AgentZigzag]

It's easy to give out advice to people that they shouldn't care about others judgement of them, but in reality is that possible?

I've always found the people who claim they don't care what others think of them are pretty selfish, and like straight talking, but not when it's said to them.

Although, the older I get the less I'm bothered about how what I do looks like to other people, I can't wait til I'm ancient...ooo say 50 () and I really wont give a shit and can say whatever I like at inappropriate times and places...really loudly.

Is that the case? Or am I being hideously unreasonable?

Depends who it is. Friends/colleagues - yes of course.

We can be very visible when we go out (severely autistic son) and other people used to frequently reduce me to tears. Now I can genuinely say I don't give a shit what some ignorant random stranger thinks - especially when they're too stupid to spot ds1's ld's

I had to get to that stage though or we would never go out and that wouldn't be fair on ds1.

That's awful mloo, and takes worrying about what the people you privately know think of you to a totally different public and official level. It must make you very suspicious, and who can blame you.

I think we know people with the same personality traits MrsC, they must be universal (and universally disliked).

That's exactly the time saintly when it'd be easy not to care, I hope there are also total strangers who are friendly to you and your DS to redress the balance.

I don't care what someone says when you can just tell that they are or are currently being a twat. I only care when I know there's a tiny grain of truth in it somewhere...