To not want to be treated like I know nothing anymore

[AliceInNorthumberland]

I am in my 40s, just retrained for a new career and got a 1st in my masters, have been highly commended by everyone I've worked with and yet when I meet up with my family I am still treated as though I know nothing compared to my older siblings and parents.

On top of that I can barely get a word in, even when there are only three of us there. I'm in an inbetweeny place of being so fed up of not being taken seriously (they have argued to my face about two things recently that I have experience of and said that my experience was wrong) and I want to fight back, but at the same time I feel like not bothering anymore.

Is this usual? Will I ever shake off the idea they have of me being the least experienced? Or do I need to continue speaking and sharing less to save my sanity?

Act completely disinterested in the topics they are passionate about - I’d interrupt with something really mundane like ‘clocks will be going back soon’ and then stare intently out the window - lol but I’m petty

I feel your pain. Both my sister's and my dad think I'm not as brainy as they are. It used to really piss me off, but they've said some stupid things in their lives so I've repeatedly told myself that they aren't more brainy than I am and it doesn't bother me as much anymore. The power of self persuasion 😁