Is it normal that i wish my family was not that wealthy?
I come from a wealthy family. We certainly aren't billionares, but our name is quite renown. Many of my relatives own big companies or are into politics.
The thing is that, I was always quite proud and tried to achieve my goals by myself, without the help of my relatives. However, no matter what I do, my name chases me like a curse and people never value my efforts.
I worked really hard in high school to be one of the best students, completely by myself, without any kind of cram schools or private tutors. I got a scholarship for a relatively nice university and then got into a few regular jobs, always without using my family's influence. But as expected, no one ever believes me when I tell them that I achieved all that by myself.
At the university and at work, certain situations arise frequently... my superiors are scared of me, so my bosses and teachers give me special treatment (which I despise); also, my coworkers or classmates always mock me, implying I am part of a "royal" elite or something.
I am 25, and people still think I always use my parents money. However, it has been years since I accept any kind of money from my parents, I live by myself and save the money from my jobs. People don't believe that, because they say that I always spend a lot of money travelling and buying nice things... however, they don't notice that I have an extra income because I don't party, drink, or anything similar.
I am really tired of all of this... In fact, what hurts me the most is that through all my life I could never make real friends. People always keep distant from me, apparently, because my wealth is "intimidating". They also usually imply that I can't be empathic, because I have an easy life... I don't want to befriend my wealthy acquaintances either, because well, they are kind of snobbish and also mock me for not acting "like my own social class". However, in the end, at least they recognize I am not a snob.
I just want to be normal and be treated like a human being. So, is it normal wishing my family wasn't like this?