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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The word narcissistic is spot on when it comes to my parents. My father wanted other people to respect him and look up to him so much that he actually sold us short and gave others a ton. His giving was not out of love. He also liked to have a hold on people financially, so once he gave you enough that you had to respect him, he moved onto the next one. He had a lot of money, but we lived like low income people. Interestingly, some of my siblings tell cousins the truth about what happened and the cousins sort of distance themselves from my father, but ironically, some have moved closer to him since they now know what makes him tick. They want to get a little cash here and there so they kiss up to him as needed. 
In DH's case, his father abandoned his mother early on. FIL felt that he remarried up (not true). New wife came with 4 kids and he showered them with everything. Funny enough, now that they are grown they are extremely disrespectful of him, calling him names and so on. DH was surprised to walk into that house and hear the names they called him. FIL even told me once that he was so happy the day he made the last child support payment to DH's mother. I asked him why he thought I would want to hear that? 
Anyway, I tell DH that even though we were not loved by these people, we don't have to repeat it. Outside of the regular charity, we take care of our kids and only our kids. Luckily, we have no needy close relatives to make us feel guilty, plus we are not rich.[/quote]

OP, it's time to get therapy.  Because you are really spoiling for a fight.[/quote]

Based on which words that the OP wrote did you draw this conclusion?[/quote]

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