# Were you kept away from the black sheep of the family?

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**Created:** [November 19, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188 "2022-11-19T06:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-kept-away-from-the-black-sheep-of-the-family/975188/21 "2022-11-20T18:31:59Z")

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I kept myself away from the black sheep – my ne’er-do-well brother, the pain in the ass – until he graduated high school and started disappearing for months at a time. Whenever he came home again, I’d go right back to avoiding him as much as possible.

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