PERSPECTIVES → FAMILY FIRST INBOX Issue 895 · January 19, 2022

Your Mother-in-Law Isn’t a Narcissist: The Conversation Continues

"So yes, not everyone is narcissistic. But if the person is… it’s very, very relevant"

Your Mother-in-Law Isn’t a Narcissist: The Conversation Continues

Your Mother-in-Law Isn’t a Narcissist      

He’s Our Father

Name Withheld

Thank you for your feature on living with difficult people.

I grew up with an abusive father. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse, religious abuse — it was all there. Years later, I and every one of my siblings bear serious scars.

Yet we all maintain ties with our father.

Some of us are able to be in constant contact — one sister even speaks with him daily. Others can only handle less frequent contact. But we’re all respectful and amiable, even when he isn’t able to respond in kind.

Continue reading with Mishpacha.

Create a free account to keep reading.

Everything you need to stay close to Mishpacha.
← Previous installment Seeds of Kindness 2022 Next installment → Family First Inbox: Issue 777