best and most compassionate way to let a hot mess of a friend go
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Anonymous
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It's clear she is crazy, but I feel so sorry for her son. My H grew up with a mom like that.
Can you maintain contact with her son but not with her? |
Anonymous
| Op, I think this woman has narcissistic personality disorder. Her behavior meets all the characteristics. Sadly, it almost impossible for this to be "corrected" or helped as narcissist are incapable of accepting any fault or blame. It is how they operate and it usually starts at a very young age. My MIL is a classic narcissist and my husband was her only child and she divorced his father when DH was 4. He turned out okay. He really struggles with his mom as an adult however and her constant need for affirmation of how hard her life is. She drains him every time they speak or get together so it becomes longer and longer between his calls to her. She lives here and yet we rarely see her. She has no friendships that last beyond a few months. People quickly realize it is always all about her and she will not be there for them in their, down time. |