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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did that happen? What about your mother caused it?[/quote]

Neglectful and narcissistic mother. Caused by my mother's possible childhood abuse, and physical and emotional abuse as an adult. Victims often become abusers.[/quote]

+1. Mom has borderline and narcissistic tendencies, had a bad relationship with her own mother, from whom she inherited low self esteem and inability to be a rational adult. She got pregnant with me accidentally in her late teens and used it to move out and marry her high school boyfriend who turned out to be an alcoholic. I was raised by extended family because at 18 last thing she wanted or needed was a baby. She never warmed up to me, when I visit, instead of "It's nice to see you" I get "Oh, what's in that bag?" (with gifts for her).  She is also pathologically greedy and overbearing.  Also I gradually realized that she is not very intelligent - if she were at least fake-nice to me, things would be a lot better for her.  I think that lack of self awareness is the biggest problem in my family of origin.  She is very critical and vocal about it, "I am only telling the truth", but is very sensitive to anything she perceives as criticisms - yet she doesn't see a connection. I try to do better, but it's an uphill road.[/quote]

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