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Why do people sympathize a child getting pushed around but not an adult!

My 3 year old nephew is a sweetie and my his dad (my brother) said poor little guy gets pushed around and he’s teaching him to be a man and be more assertive.

My family says I still get pushed around and I complain about not getting respect. My besties get irritated and yelled, “Then do something about it! What are we saying? You’re not going yo do anything or fight. You’re too much of a coward to have respect for yourself. You’re not going to stand up for yourself. It’s not like you care.”
One of my other friends said, “Any grown ass person that lets people push them around, yelled at them and let’s people disrespect them and and don’t fo anything about it is just plain pathetic!”
I wasn’t called pathetic when I was a little girl. Why are they harsher with me now that I’m older?
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CorvusBlackthorne · 100+, M
A child lacks the skills required to respond properly to such abuse, whilst adults are expected to have acquired them. However, in my observation of humans, it seems no one is teaching such skills in school.
justanothername · 51-55, M
@CorvusBlackthorne Parents need to teach those skills at home.