The Outsider
Have you ever felt so different from everyone around you, even your own family? I have. It is my extended family.
My father's family is African American. Then there is my mother’s side. Her family is Caucasian.
So it should not be surprising that I have always felt like the “outsider” on my mother’s side. However, ironically, my sister is completely accepted by my mother’s family! I would understand it if we didn’t have the same mother and father, but we do. But, my mother’s family always seem to treat me different; sometimes, it is like I do not even exist.
When I am around my father’s family, I just feel like I am at home and a sense of belonging. With my mother’s family, however, it is the complete opposite. Whenever I am around them, it is like they did not even know I was ever born. …show more content…
She knows everyone on my mother’s side; aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents etc. Me on the other hand, I only know my mom’s brother, her mom and dad and that’s all. I just feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Whenever I get around them, I just feel like I do not belong, like everyone is looking at me as if I am an alien or I come from a different universe or something. Whenever I get around my mother’s family, my mom always has to introduce my like “Oh this is my other daughter Kayla, and you remember Ashley.” Just that alone makes me hate being around them and just isolate myself from all of them. I feel so disconnected from all of them, even with my own mother at
Have you ever felt so different from everyone around you, even your own family? I have. It is my extended family.
My father's family is African American. Then there is my mother’s side. Her family is Caucasian.
So it should not be surprising that I have always felt like the “outsider” on my mother’s side. However, ironically, my sister is completely accepted by my mother’s family! I would understand it if we didn’t have the same mother and father, but we do. But, my mother’s family always seem to treat me different; sometimes, it is like I do not even exist.
When I am around my father’s family, I just feel like I am at home and a sense of belonging. With my mother’s family, however, it is the complete opposite. Whenever I am around them, it is like they did not even know I was ever born. …show more content…
She knows everyone on my mother’s side; aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents etc. Me on the other hand, I only know my mom’s brother, her mom and dad and that’s all. I just feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Whenever I get around them, I just feel like I do not belong, like everyone is looking at me as if I am an alien or I come from a different universe or something. Whenever I get around my mother’s family, my mom always has to introduce my like “Oh this is my other daughter Kayla, and you remember Ashley.” Just that alone makes me hate being around them and just isolate myself from all of them. I feel so disconnected from all of them, even with my own mother at