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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They sound like narcissists. Narcissists give presents in order to be admired and be the center of attention, which is supposed to assuage their deep insecurities. If the "medication" for their insecurity doesn't work they lose it.

Since you can't make a narcissist happy no matter what you do you should cut yourself a break and ignore them. [/quote]

Narcissist is an extremely over-used term on this forum.

It is an actual disorder and also associated with Borderline Personality Disorder
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000934.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0015312/

But a personal acting selfishly once in a while is a far cry from someone being a narcissist.  You obviously have deep seated issues about his PP, but don't let your experience color everything.  Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

OP, you encourage and prompt your children to be polite and say thank you when they receive a gift.  You can't control the disappointment of others if they didn't get the reaction they hoped for, so don't even try.  If they feel slighted, that's their deal.  Don't worry about it.[/quote]

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