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In reply to the discussion: Big hug to all of those who have/had a shitty mom and is having a tough time today [View all]Mountain Mule
(1,178 posts)Your mother sounds as deeply cruel as mine was. I guess I will never understand it, but sometimes it seems to me that my mother was born with some essential human element missing from her being - perhaps a soul? I feel exactly the same way about the orange creature as you do. Any of us who were so misfortunate as to have suffered at the hands of one of these malignant narcissists is quick to spot that same behavior in others. My own mother actually grew worse with age (if that's possible). It scares me everytime I consider all the horrid things my aging narcissistic mother pulled off and then I contemplate the orange malignancy going down that same road. Horror doesn't even begin to describe my feelings!
I am so sorry that you had to endure what sounds like much what I did. My father was my saving parent. If not for him, I think I'd be locked up somewhere. One thing I will say about my mother - she turned me into a fighter with a strong sense of justice and fairness. I became an activist at least in part because I can't stand by and watch others be unfairly treated as I once was. We have both overcome much and should take pride in that this Mother's Day!
