Raised by narcissists
23 Things Only People Who Were Raised By Narcissistic Parents Will Understand: You were an adult before you ever got to be a child – and now, you sometimes still feel like a child in an adult’s body....
Posts tagged with "bad-parents"
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Mother as unruly child
What It’s Like Growing Up With A Mentally Ill Mother: My mother had long stopped being a “mother” to me and was more of an unruly child—much like my younger sisters—whom I was required to supervise.
Benefits of bad childhoods
Surprising Benefits for Those Who Had Tough Childhoods: Sarah also credits her upbringing for giving her the observational skills of a master spy. She can sense when people are hiding something from...
Grieving the mom you didn't have
Daughters of Unloving Mothers: Mourning the Mom You Deserved: The road that is recovery from a childhood without a mother’s love, support, and attunement is long and complicated. One aspect of...
Son tells South Asian parents what he thinks
My (53F) son (26M) told my husband/his father (57M) how he really feels about him. How can I patch my family up, if at all? : r/relationshipadvice: Background: My (53F) husband (57M) and I have been...
Old, abusive parents
Abusive parents: What do grown children owe the mothers and fathers who made their childhood a living hell?: Loved ones and friends—sometimes even therapists—who urge reconnecting with a parent often...
My life
Birth - 7 years old 1981 1983-84 I can't form attachments to places. I don't have a sense of home. --- 7-11 1986 I fell behind on homework in science class. I remember feeling more and more...
Morality
I think having a moral basis is good. But I can't say you need religion. I had to work through this stuff myself when I was young because I wasn't getting any real guidance on this stuff. I didn't...
Mom steals from daughter and then gaslights her
Watching this video was very triggering. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ugPNmt1YCc?si=he0pMjhLvSBXQrBW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"...
Abandoning responsibility
I finally put something into words that I hadn't been able to before. My Mom and Dad were able to opt out of their responsibilities as parents for months or even years at a time. Dad did it early in...
Man stands up to toxic family
AITA For Saying I'll Be Driving Myself And Paying For My Own Room On The Upcoming Family Vacation So I Wont Have To Be A Babysitter? This is an inspiring tale of a man standing up to his toxic...
Indian daughter not taking parents' crap anymore
AITA For Being Upfront And Telling My Parents That I Am Putting Them In A Home This woman is conflicted about telling her toxic South Asian parents they're not going to live with her when they're...
Accept things as they are
I had to accept that my parents weren't going to change at their age. The question then became whether I wanted to associate with them if they remain the way they were, rather who I'd aspire for them...
The NY Times Ethicist on abusive parents
The NY Times Ethicist column talked about how to deal with abusive parents' bad conduct: My parents maintain relationships with many friends and relatives both domestically and overseas. Many people...
What's for dinner?
This happened when I was 15. I'm in my 40s now. My NMom was undiagnosed bipolar at the time (she's a terrible person even with that diagnosis. She'd gone back to her home country because her behavior...
Presents
Around 30 years ago, my family moved to the US from overseas. In the country we came from, Mother's Day wasn't celebrated. When we got here, my 2 sisters and I thought it would be nice to get our mom...
Wil Wheaton on his dad
No child deserves to be treated the way the man who was my father treated me Father’s Day is tough for me. I don’t have a dad, because the man who was my father made a choice, when I was a child, to...