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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You just have to come to terms with the fact that reality and perception are different with a narcissist. I’m getting there at almost 40. Also, I’m less inclined to cover for my mom. I used to let the misconceptions ride because who wants to bad mouth their mom. But also as I’ve gotten older, I’m more inclined to tell the truth when someone says “oh your mom is so nice, I wish I had your mom” or “your mom seems like such a great grandma” when the reality is one Mother’s Day, she complained about my gift and refused to wish me happy Mother’s Day ... or that she hasn’t asked to spend any one on one time with DD in years.

It’s hard OP.[/quote]

I had sort of a similar experience with my MIL after she died.  We hardly ever saw her while she was alive.  Several times I drove (or flew) out to see her with the kids, and she would be too busy to see us.  She only came out to visit a few times (when she first started dating her husband).  
When she died, we went to her funeral, and there were dozens of framed pictures of my children around the room that she had printed from Facebook or text messages that I had sent her.  She was even buried with photographs of my children.  
Many, many of her friends asked why we didn't bring them to her funeral, and I am SO GLAD that we didn't.  They were in early elementary school at the time, and old enough to know that they didn't know her, but not old enough to know that they shouldn't say anything.  [/quote]

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