I'm tired of being treated like a dog!

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No matter what I do it's never enough. I do nice things for those I care about it, I am there for them when they need me to help them with something, and I listen to them when they're venting. Yet, in the end I still get kicked like I'm a dog/treated like I'm a moron. I can't take it much more! Can you guys relate?

Absolutely. I never said no to anyone who needed help. I was always very self reliant and never asked for anything in return then in the span of like 1 week last year I had some minor car crap happen and for 3 days not a single soul, family nor friends were able to give me a simple car ride to drop off my car. I waited 3 days for someone to help drop my car off (and she used the entire opportunity to explain how much trouble it was to take the time out) and finally after a few days of the car being fixed I ended up just walking the 5ish miles to get my car.

I alone that year did something like a dozen trips for people to either drop them off at the airport, to use my SUV to pick up something big or similar thing as taking them to pick up their car from the shop, then when I needed the help I got excuse after excuse.

Got nothing to say/help your situation, it's just the way most people are. Most people have no ability to think how their decisions effect other people. The mental fortitude to understand how something you do can impact someone else is a very very very rare trait among modern man.

I can relate to that very well. I help others out and I'm there for them. What do I get in return? Nothing.

Yes I can relate a lot. Even as a kid, I felt as if my family treated the pet dogs better than me. I couldn't understand how they could yell at me for valuing animal life over human life yet treat their own animals better than their own daughter or sister.

I was very curious how you were being treated like a dog. Then so disappointed to find that it wasn't literal.

Not that I want you to be treated like a dog. Although some of them have it quite nice.

All the time, people like that you should never trust, I wouldn't want to do anything for them again and if they come running after me, I would let them know straight to their faces that I don't want anything to do with them and I'm not going to help them and let them go find your own help and advice.

I know this sounds pretty harsh but it does get to the point where they stop treating you like a dog and makes you appear as a stronger person.

Your happiness should be the thing you should be work on and don't let anybody stop you from doing what your doing and don't give up.

i can relate.. trouble is i almost always feel some urge to help and get 'sucked back in' to listening and then still get surprised when they don't want to listen to me etc..
i'm currently trying to stand up for myself and 'demand' respect, if it ever works i'll post here and share but so far it's looking hopeless.
i think perhaps superboyian's solution is the rational choice, just got to stop feeling like i can/should help.

I'm under the impressions that our families care more about the family dogs, than they care about us. That's the impression that I got, early last October at my parents trailer.