Black Sheep

[Nighthawk76]

Originally Posted by _Jen_

The black sheep in my family would be my mother's mother (grandmother). There are several things about her that make her so different, and she's not a good person. She's done several things that were wrong. She told me when I was 8 that she didn't want anything to do with me "because I have a vision problem and she can't accept that." That's just one example of many things she's said and done that make everyone wonder how she could be related to us.

I did not know that. That is a terrible thing for a grandmother to say. If it makes you feel better my mother's mother told my mom about 20 years ago that she should never have had either me or my sisters.

[Nighthawk76]

Originally Posted by Spike-Maguire's Lady

Sad to say, but I'm the blacksheep in my family. My other family members even talk about me behind my back. When I graduate college I will be the first one in my family to do so. Most of them think I can't make it though, even my mom and dad. They've also told me that since I haven't dated much, I'll marry the first guy that pays attention to me, have kids, get a divorce and be asking for their help supporting me and my kids.

What kind of family support is that?

I'm sorry to hear this.

[vienna waits]

uh like half of my family shares some of the characteristics described by a lot of people in this thread. not my immediate family (thank goodness), but a lot of other family members i'm like, "am i really related to them?"

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by DAX

If it makes you feel better my mother's mother told my mom about 20 years ago that she should never have had either me or my sisters.

My greatgrandmother told my grandma that when she was pregnant with my dad. GG didn't like kids and was actually a rotten mother. She didn't really like my grandma (but she liked her son, my great uncle!), but in the end (a couple years before she died), she would have been super lost without grandma taking care of her.

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by Spike-Maguire's Lady

They've also told me that since I haven't dated much, I'll marry the first guy that pays attention to me, have kids, get a divorce and be asking for their help supporting me and my kids.

Speaking of the same GG as ^^^^...she once told me that because I still lived at home, I'd never get married. Pissed me off and hurt my feelings. I don't get how people who supposedly love you can say stuff like that (or like what Lauren's been told).

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by PZelda

My oldest cousin, who is 42.

- He should have graduated from HS in 1982, but he dropped out of HS in 1980/81.
- He's never been married. He's had countless girlfriends. He got one of his girlfriends pregnant in 1992, and has a son as a result.
- I -think- he's an alcoholic. Not sure. I don't see him often...Last time I saw him was in May of 2005, even though he lives around here.
- He gets himself into countless bar brawls and has quite the jail record.
- Last time I saw him, he brought another one of his girlfriends along. OMG...she was the SKANKIEST thing ever. I think she was around 22/23 (keep in mind, he was 41 at the time...Ewwwww) and had NO TITS. Seriously...Not even TINY MOUNDS. Flat as a ****ing washboard. To top it off, I swear she was high the whole time we were both at the get-together. I don't even WANT to think about them. DISGUSTING.


He just never grew up after he dropped out of high school in the early 1980s. He's a 16-year-old guy trapped in a 42-year-old guy's body.

Maybe he and Phoebe's uncle Bob could get together and share stories...x_x

[dawsongirl]

Originally Posted by _Jen_

She told me when I was 8 that she didn't want anything to do with me "because I have a vision problem and she can't accept that."

Heaven forbid someone not be perfect! pissed:

[robyrob]

i thought i TOLD you guys that i am afraid of sheep.

[Nighthawk76]

Originally Posted by _Jen_

I'm sorry to hear that. That's not something a mother should tell their child. My great grandmother (not the one who passed away in '94), but a different one didn't want my grandmother, and my grandmother didn't want my mother. I don't think parents should tell their children they don't want them.

Yeah, it was pretty mean for my grandma to tell me mother that. I guess my grandma told her own sister (my mother's aunt) the very same thing about her children (my mom's cousins). Honestly, it has never really bothered me too much.

[phoebe7165]

Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Maybe he and Phoebe's uncle Bob could get together and share stories...x_x

Good one, Dawsongirl!!

Reading about PZelda's cousin reminds me of my cousin, Robbie, who is Bob's son. He's almost as bad. He hasn't been married 5 times but nobody in the family likes to associate with him, mostly because he's Bob's son. He is obnoxious though. He showed up at my uncle's funeral reception also and he was a bit more than tipsy, so he was also being pretty loud because of that.

[LuLu Rogers]

Thanks you guys! I just deal with the way I'm treated and move on, that's really the only thing I can do at this point. As soon as I find another job I'm going to start saving my money so that I can get my own apartment.