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I'm the black sheep of my family and they don't like me cause I tell em like it is!!!!

An outsider's point of view is always handy. - Pat Oliphant. Collection of quotes on Outsider

My friends are my extended family. I love and appreciate them . . . on most days : - )

My own son did this to me for years. He made me think I was going crazy and that everything was my fault. I finally figured out what he was doing. He was gas-lighting me. I cut all ties with him along with everyone else in my family. No one needs that shit in their lives.

#Shanism

Eternally grateful.

Growing up, I never understood why family gatherings felt like navigating a minefield of unspoken emotions. There was always this underlying tension, a disconnect that made me feel like an outsider in my own family. I remember sitting at holiday dinners, watching the carefully constructed facades, feeling the weight of unresolved trauma and unexpressed pain. For years, I carried the silent hurt of not being truly seen or understood. The inner child in me longed for genuine connection, for…

The family scapegoat may be isolated from extended family members and social networks, further reinforcing their sense of being an outsider.