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.
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.