ARE YOU THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY???
There are two of us black sheep in my immediate family, although the other one has reformed his ways and is all 'accepted' now.
My older brother and I were always the rebellious ones, always in trouble, always an embarrassment to our folks. He was in rehab for years from the ages of 14- almost 18, to try and keep him out of trouble. We both started doing drugs and smoking and drinking by age 13. We both mutilated ourselves, we were both really unhappy all the time........ We have both found happiness in our adult lives, him by conforming and me by getting even stranger ;-)
My younger brother, ## 3 of 5, was sheltered to protect him from following our examples and making our mistakes. He was kept under strict rules. As an adult, he is slowly coming into his own and getting to experience things that were kept from him while school was made his priority. He's a pretty bad ass guy, we get along fantastically and I think it turned out well for him that he got his education and now can afford to live well and all that.
I think it's kind of interesting that my well behaved younger brother and I now learn from each other. I try and bring a little insanity (the positive kind) into his life, and I look up to him because he's really got his shit together...... We are both at the same place on the happiness scale, as far as I can tell, but those of my folks who are judgmental (which is not all of them) still see him as being better off.....
OK I could keep rambling on but no one's gonna read it if I do!
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