Break the Cycle (Rant #3)
I am so sick of being the black sheep in my family. It is SO FUCKING HARD to be the one who thinks differently, acts differently, speaks differently, etc.....and no matter how miserable they make me, I can't just break away from them because they are my family.
I have always been the type of person who likes to be alone and I hate spending time around my family. They really annoy me and piss me off. The whole redneck, back woods Georgia, Christian blah blah blah shit is too much. I am the only one in my family who has black friends and the only one that doesn't use inappropriate racial slurs. I am the only one in my family to earn a college degree (almost finished with my Master's) or graduate high school. I am the only one in my family that works in corporate America...(okay, this isn't necessarily something to be PROUD of, but you get my point).
I'm ranting about all of this because the holidays are quickly approaching...and I fucking despise the holidays. I hate the holidays because I don't have a family (a/ka/ boyfriend/husband/significant other) to spend time with. Since I'm single and my family is local, I am forced (mostly out of guilt) to spend the holidays with them.
How the fuck do you break the cycle?
I am so sick of being the black sheep in my family. It is SO FUCKING HARD to be the one who thinks differently, acts differently, speaks differently, etc.....and no matter how miserable they make me, I can't just break away from them because they are my family.
I have always been the type of person who likes to be alone and I hate spending time around my family. They really annoy me and piss me off. The whole redneck, back woods Georgia, Christian blah blah blah shit is too much. I am the only one in my family who has black friends and the only one that doesn't use inappropriate racial slurs. I am the only one in my family to earn a college degree (almost finished with my Master's) or graduate high school. I am the only one in my family that works in corporate America...(okay, this isn't necessarily something to be PROUD of, but you get my point).
I'm ranting about all of this because the holidays are quickly approaching...and I fucking despise the holidays. I hate the holidays because I don't have a family (a/ka/ boyfriend/husband/significant other) to spend time with. Since I'm single and my family is local, I am forced (mostly out of guilt) to spend the holidays with them.
How the fuck do you break the cycle?
wolverine43:
I can sooo relate to this, I do get along with my family and love them but I would love to say one day sorry I am spending the holidays with my significant other. But alas no potential prospects on the horizon so it will be another x-mas with my folks. Not sure how you break the cycle other then to stand up and say this year no offence but I am doing something different and hope they understand, I know not all families would. Good luck