trish/normie.
That downward spiral of thinking, right? Part of them expects you to fail, so why put the effort in when they'll read the wrong things into all your actions? If they can't trust you, how could others who have less invested do the same?
That's a first. Usually I get the 'wait how old are you'. Although they're all used to a version of me that's seven. How old do you think I am?