How can you tell if you're the black sheep of the family?
I'm not sure if there are overt signs. I know I'm the black sheep of my family (at least among the relatives I live close to - my mom and sister both think and vote similarly to myself but they live in Colorado). My local family (aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandpa) are very conservative, and very religious. I'm neither. I'm pretty much the exact opposite - very liberal, and atheist. I don't like going to family gatherings for that reason, because I feel like I don't belong. I know they love me because I'm family, but I can't help but feel like they just don't really LIKE me. :(
But, I'm mostly happy with who I am. I don't want to be a conservative religious freak. I like that I'm open minded and care about equal rights for everybody. I embrace my black-sheepiness. As Claudia might say, "[black] sheep are IN".
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I'm not sure if there are overt signs. I know I'm the black sheep of my family (at least among the relatives I live close to - my mom and sister both think and vote similarly to myself but they live in Colorado). My local family (aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandpa) are very conservative, and very religious. I'm neither. I'm pretty much the exact opposite - very liberal, and atheist. I don't like going to family gatherings for that reason, because I feel like I don't belong. I know they love me because I'm family, but I can't help but feel like they just don't really LIKE me. :(
But, I'm mostly happy with who I am. I don't want to be a conservative religious freak. I like that I'm open minded and care about equal rights for everybody. I embrace my black-sheepiness. As Claudia might say, "[black] sheep are IN".