I'm not perfect!

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Im not perfect, so why do my parents expect me to be?? I always say wrong thing and get told I am "sasing" them! They always get mad at me the few times I mouth off but when my sister does it (my sister is my same age) she doesnt get in trouble. I dont mean to be a horriable child but things come out of my mouth before I have a chance to see if I really want to say it or not! I wish before every thing I said, my mind would have a yes or no option. But it doesnt! I try to be good but things slip out of my mouth a few time a week and my parents get really mad at me. Why cant I always be in control of my stupid mouth?! Whats wrong with me? Has this happened to anyone else?

Nobody's perfect and our parents shouldn't be expecting us to be perfect. Instead of striving for perfection, why can't people just accept and appreciate the people in their lives as they are and enjoy their company?

I am certain your experience is not unique, especially in people with ASD. The thing is, we tend to be blunt and not have the necessary ability to edit ourselves and "feel" our way through our communications. Thus, you may well be communicating to disseminate information and do so correctly, but use verbiage and intonation that comes off as rude and insensitive to an NT. This will be especially true when you are stressed as at that point your sympathetic nervous system takes over and your facade can drop. This is because your mind is getting ready for a fight or flight response and the intellectual side of your brain that you usually engage to stop yourself from speaking rudely is not in charge. If this is what is happening, it is not your fault. They need to learn how better to communicate with you so as not to shut down the part of your brain that you use to communicate politely.

They just tell me to control my mouth or to watch what I say or else they will take away my phone or computer. I want to get better at saying the right thing but it seems impossable!! I dont know what to do!

Nobodies perfect but it sounds a lot like my mom when I was growing up and I couldn't ever do/say the right thing (15 years later and I still can't). Used to get sent to bed then punished for going to my bedroom.

At 17 I escaped to university and that's a whole new life.

I have heard the "I am not perfect" before... From my own Aspie daughter. I do not expect her to be perfect (probably your parents are not expecting that from you, either), but I do expect her to do the best she can. And when she gives me the "I am not perfect" speach is usually because I am not accepting a mediocre effort, not when I know she can do better. And at the end she delivers and feels proud because she did better.

I used to have the same problem problem. I still do, sometimes, specially when I am very angry. I used to speak before thinking. That is not a good thing to do. That gets you into a lot of trouble. What you need to do is controlling your mouth. It is hsrd, and requires a lot of practice, but it is ot imposible. Just try. You can use a visual reminder like a bracelet or something, to remind you you should not open your mouth before thinking what you are going to say. Hope it works for you.

I'm not even comfy with the idea of making offspring do their best. To me, doing my best would mean that I almost died trying to do whatever it was, that I damaged my health and ruined my happiness. It's called obsession and it's not such a good thing. Thing is, it's normal and desirable that we limit our efforts (on any one goal) in response to the perceived value of the goal, to the pain it gives us in working for it, to the mood we're in, and to the importance of all the other things in our lives. A reasonably good shot at a goal is healthier than busting a gut and going into diminishing returns. And that's coming from one who absolutely loves to go the extra mile and push the envelope for a result of outstanding quality, and is surrounded by people who think a half-assed effort is acceptable. I'm a die-hard perfectionist, and it regularly annoys me that I'm not perfect and that nobody else is either, but I have to admit that I will never get what I want in that respect. Sorry, but mediocre = medium. I have to live with that, so should parents, teachers and employers. Is their support perfect? Not usually. We should be thankful if our kids/pupils/employees aren't doing worse than average.......rejoice, for your glass is half full.