I Am Fascinated By Human Behavior
[c=#BF0000]The Narcissist Parent [/c]
What the narcissist parent lacks is the ability to imagine or care about what her children feel. A parent without empathy is like a surgeon operating with dull tools in poor lighting. The results are likely to produce scarring.
They play favorites and often find at least one of their children a disappointment. But the one child who reflects them well, by being handsome or pretty or athletic or intelligent, is the “anointed one” and enjoys a special relationship with narcissist mommy or daddy.
The child can feel as if they’re trapped in their parent’s mirror. And will struggle to see themselves through their own eyes.
What the narcissist parent lacks is the ability to imagine or care about what her children feel. A parent without empathy is like a surgeon operating with dull tools in poor lighting. The results are likely to produce scarring.
They play favorites and often find at least one of their children a disappointment. But the one child who reflects them well, by being handsome or pretty or athletic or intelligent, is the “anointed one” and enjoys a special relationship with narcissist mommy or daddy.
The child can feel as if they’re trapped in their parent’s mirror. And will struggle to see themselves through their own eyes.
