A black sheep is someone who gets into a lot of trouble and tends to be looked down upon in the family.
Can you describe a black sheep in your family if you have any?
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Black sheep doesn't mean you get into trouble.
Black sheep also means that do something outside the norm of the family, that they don't go with everyone else like a brainless bahhhing sheep.
Someone from a military family who never joins the military is a black sheep.
Someone who comes from a racist family, as an extreme example, and goes volunteering in Africa is that family's black sheep.
Everyone knows a black sheep. Would help if you knew what they actually were.
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The black sheep in my family is my cousin. Everyone dislikes her because she is extremely honest, speaks what’s in her mind and heart. She was sexually abused by another family member and she kept silence for so long. When she finally came out and accused him with the police, most in the family was saying she provoked it and that she should have accused him. Then my cousin stated pointing fingers to those family members that knew what was being done to her and did nothing. So for this reason everyone in the family calls her a black sheep. Truth is that it wasn’t her fault and she is one of the most caring, honest and loving people I’ve known
Rebellion, not giving fuk on any traditions we had, walk away as if i had no family, i might as well be born in labratory i really can't give fuks about where i come from. Always had to beat up my sister when she was disrespectful or manipulative to me. That mostly got me in trouble, but didn't matter next time i would best her up again. Until she learn to show some respect. 20years later she finnaly learned, took her a while but some people are just slow learners.
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I have this one cousin who’s super flaky, always causing drama wherever she goes, can’t maintain a relationship of any shape or form, always playing victim. As a result, she became the black sheep of the family and people blame her for shit even when technically it’s not her fault. I don’t feel for her though. You reap what you plant.
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I'm the black sheep. I was supposed to always ask, how would this make your father look. They set boundaries for us our whole lives. My brother and sister followed those boundaries and I set my own. I tended to be defiant but I was always judged by what they thought. If I hung out with someone they didn't like, they would decide what if anything was going on and they would treat me a cordingly. They always told me I couldn't be friends with this one or that one because they did this or that... They ended up throwing me out as soon as they possibly could. Should have seen it coming but didn't. I'm 53 years old and they still hate me. Well, mom does. Dad passed 11 years ago. But he died living me again, I think.
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Sort of my youngest sister. She has a bad temper and is very irresponsible but only sometimes we get along then we start fighting.
Out of everyone my parents complain about, it's my sister they complain about the most and that's understandable. We always try to understand her but she never listens. I honestly don't know what to do anymore.
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One of my paternal uncles is the black sheep of the family, he's a cheater and a f*cking RAPIST, irresponsible father and a not-nice brother and sucks as human being (no one like him in the neighborhood let alone the family, I applaud his wife for being his match made in hell)
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My cousin is/was the black sheep, I guess. He got off course a couple times. He got himself all figured out now, but it was a little sketchy there for a bit.
He's my mom's sister's son. There was a little bit there where I was strongly encouraged not to talk to him. Not a difficult ask, tbh. He is 8 years older than me and lived 530 miles away.
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yeah like me middle child my older and younger sister get more attention from my mum my dads dead nd a was a daddys girl and am the one mostly hung by a thread for such a nice kind hearted women iam the black sheep yip not good experince to feel at all
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I am the black sheep. Mostly because my mother was the head of the household and she hated me. I was repeatedly told to “be good”, but never told how. That is until i’d broken some previously unspoken rule. Then i learned that was wrong from the beating i invariably received.
Now, i’m fairly well behaved as long as i know the rules. I’m an absolute nightmare for people who try to change the rules or move the goalposts though. -
selfish, opinionated, ignorant, bully narcissist with an attitude and a big, uncontrolled mouth who has no regard for others and - unfortunately for him - remains in denial as to why he's shunned.
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I'm the black sheep of my family. My dad's side disowned me/I'm dead to them, to both my parents they really aren't fond of me unfortunately half the time cause my views are different
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I’m the black sheep. My whole family is older married with perfect home kids and I’m the only I’m young one 24 with boyfriend & alone living in studio. I’m ignored or no one understands my life.
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That describes me for the most part. I never got into any real trouble but I definitely stayed out “the box” my very controlling mother wanted.
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My one cousin is addicted to heroin. I'm a bit of a black sheep too, in the sense that I misspent my youth and went a completely different career path from what everyone else in my family does.
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All of them, except me :D
They are: adapted, good-citizens, obedient, tax-paying, rule-following, uncritical, un-ambitious, ''normal'', uptight
persons.
You get the picture, I guess.
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I am! It’s because I work hard and my parents and siblings are threatened by it. It sucks, and it makes me feel like part of me is missing because my family doesn’t like me, but I’d rather be looked down upon for having potential than giving up.
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My family IS the black sheep of our family lol
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Yes I can , it's me in my family. Drinking and drug use would get me in to trouble with the law. Even though im sober 12 years I still get the roll.
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I'm the black sheep of my family. I am not religious, I moved out when I was 19, and don't really have anything to do with either side of my family.
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If I have to say, I think I'll have to vote on myself being the black sheep of the family
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My cousin. She seduced her priest and now they’re living together.
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Well that was me for a little bit but not on purpose, I think I’ve grown out of it
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It is me. I am a picky eater and I do not like italian food. That is frowned upon in an Italian household.
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