Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other EF'er the 'Black Sheep' of there family and does it bother you?
Are you the "Black Sheep" in your family?
01/25/2013
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I'm mostly the "Family Weirdo" for both sides: Dad's side sees me as being too much in the Ivory Tower and needing to travel too much (they haven't left the 50 mile radius they were born in and hardly anyone gets any college degrees), while Mom's side has me being the really ugly one who can't get her shit together (all of my cousins are beautiful, creative, and successful).
Blood is thicker than water, but I don't think we really "get" each other.
Blood is thicker than water, but I don't think we really "get" each other.
01/25/2013
I prefer to refer to it as the "independent sheep". I refuse to pander to their bullshit, therefore I'm an outcast. I found out my sister is pregnant by stalking one of her social media pages. The only time I will ever meet the kid is at my mother's funeral - if I'm invited.
Honestly? It only bothers me at Christmas.
Honestly? It only bothers me at Christmas.
01/25/2013
Yep. I am. Except, I wish they would just not try to include me. They will and then they're so passive agressive. They are very judgmental and deny it, but they are. So while I'm there, shoehorned and guilted into being somewhere, they are critical of me every chance hey get.
I rather them leave me be.
I rather them leave me be.
01/25/2013
I am a bit of a black sheep
01/25/2013
Yes. Yes it bothers me.
Or maybe it's just how my family is, and I'm just one of the members, but because of what I want from a family I feel like the black sheep?
It makes me sad.
Or maybe it's just how my family is, and I'm just one of the members, but because of what I want from a family I feel like the black sheep?
It makes me sad.
01/25/2013
My whole family seems to be a herd of black sheep! We all are outcasts in our own ways. I was the most for a while, but now my sister is because she's screwed over my mom and grandparents financially, and has decided to no longer speak to any of us. We've always accepted her, even with how messed up she's always been, so she's secluded herself for her own reasons. My father is someone that most of us no longer speak to because of a long list of things that have happened. My mother has decided to screw up her life and is doing a lot of things that she shouldn't be proud of.
I've always been different. I married young and had babies young and that shattered the 'perfect' pedestal that everyone put me on.
So, it's really hard to say which one of us in a black sheep...
I've always been different. I married young and had babies young and that shattered the 'perfect' pedestal that everyone put me on.
So, it's really hard to say which one of us in a black sheep...
01/25/2013
I am and I embrace it.
01/25/2013
No I am not
01/25/2013
My husband is the black sheep of his family, but over the past 7 or 8 years, that dynamic has really changed. His mom has learned to stop mistaking sensitivity for weakness. She and I adore each other, and she sees enough of herself in me that it has helped her see the man I married, rather than the boy she raised, and she is very proud of him.
I'm not the black sheep per say, I'm just the one who makes bold choices.
My biological siblings have done their best to make me feel like an outcast, because for whatever reason, they don't like B, but the rest of my family actually has their heads screwed on straight, and is very loving and supportive. Yeah, it bothers me, but doesn't bother me enough to pander to it anymore.
I'm not the black sheep per say, I'm just the one who makes bold choices.
My biological siblings have done their best to make me feel like an outcast, because for whatever reason, they don't like B, but the rest of my family actually has their heads screwed on straight, and is very loving and supportive. Yeah, it bothers me, but doesn't bother me enough to pander to it anymore.
01/25/2013
I've always felt like that. Sometimes my family seems to really come together and support each other though so now I'm not so sure. I think many of use are "black sheep" to paraphrase another EFer. A lot of us are loners.
01/25/2013
Yes. And so is my girlfriend. Though the only reason why she is considered such is because her mother just needs someone to pick on.
01/25/2013
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My whole dad's side of the is pretty conservative an catholic. I started to be different in High School. Then at 18 my first piercing, my belly button, they went nuts. So I go off to college and find a whole new world and forrm my own views very different from my families. Then came the tattoos and piercings, each time with a lecture. Only ones that didnt bother them too much were the ones in my ears. Then the icing on the cake.......I came out as a Lesbian. Yep needless to say a lot of my family doesnt approve. My parents have come to accept me as I am though, the gay thing took a bit longer, but they are ok now. I am just waiting though, I am the oldest of the 14 grandkids, youngest in grade school. So another one will come along I'm sure....lol
Originally posted by
Rod Ronald
Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other
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Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other EF'er the 'Black Sheep' of there family and does it bother you?
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01/25/2013
My younger sister can do no wrong in my moms eyes. Even though she has done worse or less than I have. I try not to care as its always been that way. I'm always thought of last or even after the fact. It gets to me sometimes but I have a wonderful husband and adorable two year old daughter and to them I am special and loved!
So f$&@ them! Lol
So f$&@ them! Lol
01/25/2013
My family just like picking an odd ball to make fun of every couple of years. It use to be my aunt but since I've gotten old enough it is now me.
01/25/2013
I might be if my family knew anything about me.
01/25/2013
Most of my family are the black sheep along with me
01/25/2013
I used to be the one that kept everyone together....when I needed help though, no one would back me up and they walked all over me. So yeah--I made myself the black sheep by backing away and dealing with my own issues instead of babysitting everyone else.
My daughter loves me and her family is what matters to me.
My daughter loves me and her family is what matters to me.
01/25/2013
No, I'm not
01/25/2013
No, but I don't feel like I fit in well with my family, which does bother me.
01/25/2013
Black as night!
01/25/2013
Sort of, my parents disagree with almost everything I do, and they don't know the half of what I do, but I've been so successful, and take care of myself so well, that they can't consider me the black sheep over my brother.
01/25/2013
I don't think I am the black sheep of the family...I think my sister is.
01/25/2013
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At times i feel as though i am and at times i feel as though i am not
Originally posted by
Rod Ronald
Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other
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Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other EF'er the 'Black Sheep' of there family and does it bother you?
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01/25/2013
Everyone in my family is weird, so there is no black sheep.
01/25/2013
Yes, somewhat. My dad's side of the family loves sales, competitions and generally getting things cheap. I'm rather fussy and will spend a lot of money on quality items. Depression runs on my mum's side of the family. They're a bit weirder than my dad's side, but I still don't think I fit in all that well. There seems to be a lot of drama among my mum's side.
My music taste and dress sense is different from that of my entire family. Most of my family is rather conservative, but I am not. I'm one of the few that isn't religious. I'm the only one who has gone to uni aside from one of my cousins.
My music taste and dress sense is different from that of my entire family. Most of my family is rather conservative, but I am not. I'm one of the few that isn't religious. I'm the only one who has gone to uni aside from one of my cousins.
01/25/2013
No I don't feel that I am. But I do tend to distance myself a little bit because other family members of mine have issues.
01/26/2013
oh yeah... definitely am the black sheep. i hate it.
01/26/2013
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Unfortunately yes! I am the black sheep.
Originally posted by
Rod Ronald
Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other
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Over the last couple of months I have realized that I am the offical Black Sheep of my family. I could seriously care less to be honest, but it does hurt and bother me when they exclude me from things. family deaths and other wise. Is any other EF'er the 'Black Sheep' of there family and does it bother you?
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01/26/2013
I don't feel that I am either. I have an odd cousin though...who causes a lot of trouble within the family.
01/26/2013