“It reads as a short story, but only us, the children of narcissistic/enabling parents, knowthe deep pain contained within”
Thank you so much to Family First for publishing such a deep, familiar, touching story, and to the author for putting into words the reality of dysfunctional families as she shared her story of growing up with a narcissistic mother.
At first glance, it reads as a short story, but only us, the children of narcissistic/enabling parents, know the deep pain contained within.
I read the story several times, and my spouse even asked me if I’d submitted it. Not only are the details almost identical, it describes me to a T — how I relate to people, and like the author perfectly expressed, how the trauma makes me stay far away from certain people, doubt the kind of parent I am, the kind of person I am, the intention of potential friends. It gets even more complicated as there’s always that sibling with similar narcissistic traits.
For some reason, narcissists and enablers find each other. In my situation, my mother, a malignant narcissist, needed extremely strong boundaries. But when we would set those boundaries, she’d be the most vengeful person, going to any length to bully us into submission and then act like nothing had happened.
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