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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the adult daughter of a narcissistic mother and have 2 small children of my own. I have been trying hard to set boundaries with my mom and limit contact. The relationship with my mom right now is pretty bad. I’m upset that I don’t have more support from my husband at home. After a difficult conversation with my mom, my husband said that her reactions and negative comments are my fault and that in my relationship with my parents, I am not an adult, I am still a child and need to fall in line and be respectful and take it. This is essentially the opposite of everything I have read about being an adult child of a narcissistic parent. My husband also says that a parent child relationship should have “no boundaries” and that setting boundaries is nonsense. I am at a loss of how to handle this. I feel like I have no support and that the one person who is supposed to take my side is not there for me.[/quote]

You have to relieve yourself of the “should” when it comes to your DH because his perspective is so skewed and unhealthy; he’s incapable of that support. What is his relationships with his own family like? Hopefully he has other redeeming qualities because he really lacks insight and understanding. Calling boundaries “nonsense” is incredibly ignorant.[/quote]

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