Are you the "black sheep" of the family?

my family is made of black sheep

Maybe not the black sheep but definitely the closest one to a normal human being.. meaning the one with less issues.. my mothers pride and joy.. the one who spread her wings and flew away if you know what I mean.

Hell no. I’m at Stanford, remember? :P

But seriously, there’s no black sheep in my family. I jokingly say it’s Alexanne because she technically got worse grades than me, my brother, and my other sister, but it’s just a joke. No one gets treated like a black sheep and if my parents do have favorites, it’s not apparent at all. I don’t think parents should have favorites, but if they do deep down, they should never make it known.

Baaaa, my brutha.

I would guess so. I’m the only atheist in my family, I am the only one who doesn’t like sports or NASCAR, and I am not afraid to tell you exactly what I think.

@evelyns_pet_zebra

Jeez.

I’ve actually had people on the internet tell me that I had to be the black sheep by default because I’m gay. Luckily my parents are not ass-backwards. :)

We are all black sheep one way or another. It gives our family members something in common.

In fact, genealogy studies have shown us that we are descended from a long line of black sheep, all the way back to 1630 and beyond.

I used to be! I was raised by my grandparents until my mother couldn’t bear the guilt anymore. So, when I went to live with her, my aunt and 3 cousins, I didn’t quite fit in for some reason. To make a very long story short, I had to realize I only fueled the fire when my family intentionally said or did something to set me off. I have really struggled with anger issues, but if only they knew their put downs and let downs were making me stronger! Quick! Someone pat me on the back! Hahahaha

@DominicX If being gay makes you the black sheep, then I must be a grey sheep. I’m also the only admitted bisexual in my family.

Oh yes. Most of my family are Clerics, Doctors or society conscious snobs. They try to ignore me and I try to make it hard for them to do that. We really only tend to meet at family funerals.

@DominicX I am glad your parents aren’t ass-backwards. =) And I agree that parents should not have and/or show favorites.

In my immediate family, we do not really have a “black sheep”. However, some of my extended family seems very strange indeed. I’d like to say, we are two different flocks completely.

Delinquency runs its roots deep in my family.

So no.

I am the only vegetarian in my family. And the only one that doesn’t like to gossip about people when they see them walk across the street. I guess I’m the black sheep then…

I used to be. Definitely not anymore. My sisters took over that role.

@Tink1113 – Not exactly defining characteristics of a black sheep there. =)

@PnL I figured, well I’m just different :)

I agree with @kheredia—unlike most of my family, I don’t have “issues”. (Or, you know, none that can’t be covered up easily. :D)

I’m also way laid back compared to many of the people in my family, and try not to hold a grudge (it doesn’t always work).

However, if we are talking about my dad’s family, then definitely. After all, I get good grades, don’t drink, go to college (and will graduate) and am reasonably awesome. (I’m modest, too.)

Interesting question, though.

No, I’m more like the goose with the golden eggs.

Black sheep: yep, but not the only one. both my brother and I are. I think it has something to do with the fact that we are the only living set of twins.

Very much so. Everyone is obsessed with sport and I HATE it! My dad will play, watch, referee, organise etc any sport. He works as a Tennis Tournament organiser and was a PTI in the Navy. My mum was also a PTI in the Navy and before that was a gymnastics champion. My brother plays semi proffessional football and then there’s me…..

My family doesn’t really have one. We all get along and holidays are always excellent when we get together with my the whole family. We are all weird in our own way. In my immediate family, I am not a black sheep, but I’m different from my folks and my sister in political beliefs, the way I dress and the type of music/movies I’m into. It causes some interesting debates between us all, but it’s not bad, it’s fun!

When I was growing up it was my older brother, but now that we all have our separate families, that role has diminished. My brother had a streak of wild rebellion in our youth – always in trouble with mom, dad, the principal, and the police. I was the youngest of four and my role seemed to be the “peace-maker”. Now, the roles are a little reversed: I am now the odd-ball. @evelyns_pet_zebra I am the only one in my family who believes in God. At family functions I can’t help but to think that they are waiting for me to leave so they can do what they really want to do. [I don’t even preach to them – I am more outspoken on Fluther]

I think (in some cases) one is black-sheeped because of a lack of understanding. Everyone is different. Parents may oust their child because the child is not fulfilling their expectations. Parents dream of what their child(ren) may become, but when their dreams for their children are differed they reject it instead of accepting it. I wrestled in high school; I vowed that my children would never touch a basketball…well, they have no interest in wrestling but sure love to pound that pumpkin! So now I play 21 with the boys and love spending time with them.

Of what little family I had, yes I was the black sheep. I was never in the reindeer games, I was always different and was ridiculed for it. I think it had a lot to do with “my family” being my step mothers family. There was only 1 person in the “family” that accepted me and treated me like I was part of (a/) the “family,” and that was one of my step mothers sisters. My childhood is a long complicated upbringing of abuse (of many different kinds) and neglect, but from the gist of it all I would assume that, yes, I was the black sheep.

Definitely. I’m the only one who didn’t do what I was “supposed to do”, the only vegetarian in a hunting and fishing family, the only non-christian, and on and on. Thankfully over time, I my family is starting to understand me a bit and I feel that despite the differences, I am becoming less and less the black sheep.

absolutely. only atheist. only democrat. musician not a doctor, but hey i love them anyway

If I had to say that “we” are the abnormal ones, then I guess that really starts with my mom. Then she bred 3 uber-black sheep. And here I am.

Deciding to become the first person in my family to gain a higher education, made me the Black Sheep. Go figure!

Personally, I always thought I was the black sheep. Even when I was a kid. I mentioned it at a holiday get together, turns out everyone thought that they were the black sheep. So, maybe everyone’s a black sheep and doesn’t realize it?