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I Am the Black Sheep of the Family

The Dissapointing, Underachieving Son That I Am... I come from a family of 6, and I'm the youngest. I have 3 older brothers, and I am by far the odd one of the bunch. Though my family accepts me for who I am, and we get along just fine. I still feel like I'm the loser of the famil and that I'm just not good enough for them.. Like I just said, I'm very different from my 3 older brothers. Right from birth I was the odd one of the bunch, you see my 3 brothers all had some sort of problem during birth. The first one had his head bruised with foreceps, the second one, didn't get enough oxygen, and nearly died during birth, and the third one was born with broken hips, which had to be repaired. And me? Well I had a normal birth, with no problems at all. Guess I was born to be different. Now you would think that I would become the only good son in the family, but unfortunatly for me, the exact opposite happend, my brothers all grew up into good sucsessful people, and me? Not so much. Here's a few examples: First of all I graduated from a different high school then they did, they were all honor students, I barely passed my grades, and I was also the only one out of the 4 of us to get suspended from school. I was also the only one who almost got kicked out of the house at the age of 17. All 3 of my brothers went to university, I never did, I just dont have the brain capacity to do it. My 3 brothers are all in some sort of relationship (2 are married, the other has been dating his gf for the last 5 years), and me, I've been single for 23 consecutive years, which is the longest streak out of all of us btw.(Hey, at least I out did them in that category)  I was also the only one to start smoking, (I've quit though). I make the least amount of money out of all of us, and I am currently the only one who has an at fault car accident. All 3 of them drive Ford's, I drive a Dodge. I love Heavy Metal, they hate it. I could keep going, but I think you get the point. I'm the underachiever of the family. And although my parents tell me they're not dissapointed in me yet, part of me thinks that they are. I guess I can't blame them for it, oh well, at least their other sons did well.
wuppertal
You are still very young. When you find something that interest you, you will put the effort in to be successful at it. When the right girl comes along, you will know it. Don't settle for something less than you deserve. A lot of kids have different learning styles, and if that is not recognized, it may appear that they are dumb, lazy, under achievers etc. Don't worry about your parents, or your brothers. Think where you want to be in five years and write it down. Make a plan and you will be much more likely to achieve it. Go for YOUR dreams. Not your brothers of parents
Abcdvision
I am in the same situation...although youngest but i am the least qualified,low income ,no girlfriends and no peace. I am so tired of my life and a job which may throw me out anytime.

 
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