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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I found her callous attitude toward her children's suffering appalling. She was abusive in dragging the kids through the divorce. Am I the only one that notices this? The phone calls with the younger son were horrible.[/quote] +1. She seems to have been incredibly selfish and didn’t think about the kids’ welfare at all. [/quote] She was well in the throes of mental illness at that point. Severely depressed, obsessive, not sleeping. She needed substantial therapeutic support, but not much was known about borderline personality disorder back then. So I do have compassion for her--I really do think she was not herself at all--but the failure to focus on the fallout for her kids after the fact is mind-boggling.[/quote] Is this what bpd looks like? Their perfect family was a facade. I can't imagine the cognitive dissonance necessary to keep hanging tooth and nail to that illusion. Both were horrible parents as well as very dysfunctional people. We have constant posts from people jealous of the people who live this lifestyle but this, maybe not typical, still points out that it isn't what it always seems. Also the truth is living in certain parts of certain states means you're almost guaranteed to get divorced. [/quote] She had all the symptoms of BPD, above all anguish at the prospect of abandonment. PLUS she was severely depressed. Seems clear she had a psychotic break. The remorse question is tricky. Not sure I'd feel remorse about ridding the world of my abusers, but I certainly would feel immense remorse about what all of this did to my kids. The kids haven't spoken about this in a long time, wonder where they are now with it. The 9 symptoms of BPD [b]Fear of abandonment. People with BPD are often terrified of being abandoned or left alone.[/b] ... Unstable relationships. ... Unclear or shifting self-image. ... [b]Impulsive, self-destructive behaviors[/b]. ... Self-harm. ... Extreme emotional swings. ... Chronic feelings of emptiness. ... [b]Explosive anger.[/b][/quote] Wow, bingo.[/quote]
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