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LuckyCharms

(23,142 posts)
24. Good post.
Tue Dec 11, 2018, 01:32 PM
Dec 2018

I suffered for years with a narcissistic in-law. I always tried to placate this person, and go along with them.

I finally had enough and told that person to fuck off.

That one comment inflicted such narcissistic injury that they no longer speak to me.

Narcissists, when exposed and called out, are ruined.

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You give him too much credit. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1
He told us he was a stable genius SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #9
Exactly. His ego is too immense for him to deliberately make mistakes The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #11
Exactly TimeToGo Dec 2018 #29
yes, intentional..he used it before on August 1st,2018..Here's Colbert doing a routine on it...back HipChick Dec 2018 #2
That would imply some sort of cunning. flying rabbit Dec 2018 #3
If he wasn't cunning, he would not be where he is. LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #5
the most dangerous man in the world. spanone Dec 2018 #4
Good point and this isn't the first time he's used this one - From Stephen Colbert: Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #6
No, he really is just that stupid. blue neen Dec 2018 #7
Nah, it is what it is. He's just dumb and panicking, not that clever. brush Dec 2018 #8
You've got it right, and people don't realize this is how narcissists play the game marylandblue Dec 2018 #10
He does things to get attention but he wouldn't intentionally make mistakes The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #12
He will do whatever it takes to get attention. Especially the right kind. marylandblue Dec 2018 #14
Good post. LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #24
Yeah I don't know anymore Lucky, some of the things that pass in thought nowadays I would lunasun Dec 2018 #13
I hear you. LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #25
No, actually he is THAT stupid. onecaliberal Dec 2018 #15
He's too lazy to proofread his tweets redstateblues Dec 2018 #16
I think his comment was international as well ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #17
I remember that bottle incident. Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #21
It could have been a Freudian slip...Smocking indicates Cover up ! OnDoutside Dec 2018 #18
I disagree.. we can multitask and Cha Dec 2018 #19
I think we can apply Occam's Razor to this... Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #20
My Only Reason For Buying This A Little ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #22
I tend to agree. demmiblue Dec 2018 #23
No. Because everything is always about him and only him. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #26
I agree worstexever Dec 2018 #27
There's a serious flaw in your theory Boomer Dec 2018 #28
Eh, it is possible to mock someone Bettie Dec 2018 #30
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