Hey Rooftop, I think you're the one I talked to about my narcissist in-laws a couple months back. I'm the one that finally cut them off permanently. My husband has finally been standing up to them. His mom tried to use the old guilt (pity)/shame (cold/angry chastisement) tactics (her go-to weapons), on him regarding me and he wasn't having it. It turns out his Christian mother bold-faced lied about what she had done and then tried to say he didn't hear her right. He's finally awake. Better late than never. Edit: I'm a Christian... I'm just astounded she'd do that. I
Thanks- you're so sweet. A lot of people have no idea what dealing with narcissism is like. I'm glad I finally know what the clinical classification is for their family system. They are right on schedule with your prediction of weird stunts! I'm doing fantastically though. Having a continent between us has always been a huge help. I've been pointing out their bullshit for decades (to my husband) but always acted respectfully to them. I'm glad to finally have said what I needed to say. Now that I laid it all on the table, he's requiring that they address their behavior toward him and they don't like it one bit... I'm admiring him for finally dealing with them as they need to be dealt with. Having lived through observing their sickness... I appreciate your calling out the same sicknesses when you sense it on this board. It's refreshing. People that rail against it... they just don't know.
I think he is saying that you need to be able to medically discern when your child may have a problem that western medicine can actually fix. Its not often, but it is sometimes the way. Western medicine is not 100% lost, so recognizing what treatments are simultaneously necessary and low risk is important.
Jesus is the only one who can heal their families at this point.
his parents were Christian Scientists and never took him in to the doctor, they just prayed over him instead. And now he has a deformed skull and no eyes.
So Jesus helps you and others, just not this kid?
I'm pointing out this dissonance because you said "Jesus is the only one". The Jesus character isn't the only archetypal representation of truth and healing.
“Honey, I did it in order to virtue signal online what a good parent I was. How was I to know you’d be a sterile cripple the rest of your life?”
Oof. That story hit me in the gut.
That one hurt. Entirely different circumstances, but it hurt.
Hey Rooftop, I think you're the one I talked to about my narcissist in-laws a couple months back. I'm the one that finally cut them off permanently. My husband has finally been standing up to them. His mom tried to use the old guilt (pity)/shame (cold/angry chastisement) tactics (her go-to weapons), on him regarding me and he wasn't having it. It turns out his Christian mother bold-faced lied about what she had done and then tried to say he didn't hear her right. He's finally awake. Better late than never. Edit: I'm a Christian... I'm just astounded she'd do that. I
Thanks- you're so sweet. A lot of people have no idea what dealing with narcissism is like. I'm glad I finally know what the clinical classification is for their family system. They are right on schedule with your prediction of weird stunts! I'm doing fantastically though. Having a continent between us has always been a huge help. I've been pointing out their bullshit for decades (to my husband) but always acted respectfully to them. I'm glad to finally have said what I needed to say. Now that I laid it all on the table, he's requiring that they address their behavior toward him and they don't like it one bit... I'm admiring him for finally dealing with them as they need to be dealt with. Having lived through observing their sickness... I appreciate your calling out the same sicknesses when you sense it on this board. It's refreshing. People that rail against it... they just don't know.
So, you are saying we SHOULD take our kids to the doctor and do what the doctor says?
I think he is saying that you need to be able to medically discern when your child may have a problem that western medicine can actually fix. Its not often, but it is sometimes the way. Western medicine is not 100% lost, so recognizing what treatments are simultaneously necessary and low risk is important.
Perhaps I'm being too negative? Just tired of it all.
So Jesus helps you and others, just not this kid?
I'm pointing out this dissonance because you said "Jesus is the only one". The Jesus character isn't the only archetypal representation of truth and healing.
Nice comeback. Just dig deeper into the cognitive dissonance.
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