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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. My mom and dad are both narcissists and my sister is the stereotypical golden child who is emotionally immature and constantly having problems that require my parents to swoop in and save her (divorced after a few years; fired from multiple jobs;  in the middle of a lease moved out of apartment she shared with her best friend because her best friend went on a date with someone she liked even though my sister was in the middle of a three year relationship; family of whomever she is dating is always “crazy” and person she is dating is forced to choose between her and them, etc). I am the scapegoat who did well in school, went to an Ivy for college, married a great guy, had kids, etc. I have distanced myself from my family because of ongoing dysfunction and constant scapegoating. When I interact with my mother she will say - without instigation - things like “your husband’s family is wealthy, so not sure you need an inheritance from us”. It feels like she’s looking for a way to disinherit me and given what I have experienced thus far I’ve accepted that my parents’ probably will and it is what it is. My husband’s family is very wealthy but I don’t agree that should impact my inheritance as my husband and I could get divorced etc. But whatever, I can’t control my parents’ actions. However, I can set boundaries and protect myself and my family from dysfunction. So that’s my focus. [/quote]

Your parents identify with your sister. That's the good and bad news here. It's mostly good news though, you don't want to be part of the continuing intergenerational dysfunction.[/quote]

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