Johannes Kruger Married to Covert narcissist for 23 years, father of 41y
How do narcissist mothers act differently than non-narcissist mothers?
From a perspective of a Covertly Narcissistic Mother (CNM)
A normal mother will do things for their children out of love and affection, and never mention it again. A CNM will remind her children of everything she HAD to do for them to achieve guilt-tripping or manipulate.
A normal mother will attend most special events in her children’s lives, only missing one or two due to uncontrollable circumstances. The CNM will attend only a few, and only those that are of interest or significance to her.
With a normal mother, her children are one of the top priorities in her life. The CNM has at least one priority that demands much more from her than her children.
When a normal mom occasionally gets into a fight with one of her older children, the mother is the more mature individual, she’ initiates reconciliation afterwards and implement steps to prevent further conflict concerning the issue at hand. It takes her a while to reach emotional equilibrium afterwards. Where-as the CNM handles the conflict like a child, rarely apologises afterwards, repeatedly fights over the same issue and carries on like nothing happened after 5 minutes.
When a normal mom’s relationship with a child deteriorates, she will first self-reflect to find the cause. The CNM will blame the father or the child, if a father is not present. She will be the victim.
When going through a challenging time financially, the normal mom will put the needs of her children above hers, and manage her finances frugally. The CNM will spend money foolishly, and on other priorities to the detriment of her children.
The normal mom will reluctantly ask for an occasional time-off. The CNM will need daily me-time.
The normal mom nurtures her children. The CNM is unconcerned about her children’s torn clothes, unappetizing lunchboxes, head lice, and body-odour. These needs are left to the father to address, the children themselves or not at all.
In short – the normal mother is always THERE. The narcissistic mother, not so much ...
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Johannes Kruger
Married to Covert narcissist for 23 years, father of 41y
How do narcissist mothers act differently than non-narcissist mothers?
From a perspective of a Covertly Narcissistic Mother (CNM)
A normal mother will do things for their children out of love and affection, and never mention it again. A CNM will remind her children of everything she HAD to do for them to achieve guilt-tripping or manipulate.
A normal mother will attend most special events in her children’s lives, only missing one or two due to uncontrollable circumstances. The CNM will attend only a few, and only those that are of interest or significance to her.
With a normal mother, her children are one of the top priorities in her life. The CNM has at least one priority that demands much more from her than her children.
When a normal mom occasionally gets into a fight with one of her older children, the mother is the more mature individual, she’ initiates reconciliation afterwards and implement steps to prevent further conflict concerning the issue at hand. It takes her a while to reach emotional equilibrium afterwards. Where-as the CNM handles the conflict like a child, rarely apologises afterwards, repeatedly fights over the same issue and carries on like nothing happened after 5 minutes.
When a normal mom’s relationship with a child deteriorates, she will first self-reflect to find the cause. The CNM will blame the father or the child, if a father is not present. She will be the victim.
When going through a challenging time financially, the normal mom will put the needs of her children above hers, and manage her finances frugally. The CNM will spend money foolishly, and on other priorities to the detriment of her children.
The normal mom will reluctantly ask for an occasional time-off. The CNM will need daily me-time.
The normal mom nurtures her children. The CNM is unconcerned about her children’s torn clothes, unappetizing lunchboxes, head lice, and body-odour. These needs are left to the father to address, the children themselves or not at all.
In short – the normal mother is always THERE. The narcissistic mother, not so much ...
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