I’ve been written off as “absent-minded” (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit)

I feel this in my bones. My family has always labeled me as “aloof, absent-minded, head in the clouds”… and somehow always seem to forget that I’m the one that shows up or gets called when shit goes sideways

I’ve tried to accept that it’s just an “endearing” label from them, and they don’t actually believe I’m unreliable… because they still (individually) fall back on me whenever they need someone to come through. I’m an “aloof crisis hotline” I guess

Same; haven’t looked at reddit since I came here (other than the occasional search engine question where a reddit thread has the info)