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[quote=Anonymous]Look at Karpman’s triangle. It might help you understand her triangulation, so you can navigate around it. My mom triangulates. She will also do this with my sibling and go on and on about how great they are for “doing all the work.” Meanwhile, I’ve done 50%. I found if I join her with the praise that she loses interest. So, I’ll support her comments with, “Yes, Larla is amazing. I loved the pie she made. Isn’t it the best?” When my mom sees that her words don’t get to me, she fizzles out. This was fun to watch. 😄 I got her onto medication, so she does this less than she once did. She also likes to spend time insulting my sister. She can go on for ten minutes about how my sibling doesn’t help and how “you shouldn’t have to do all the work.” I think she is trying to make me mad at my sibling. Sadly, this used to work and I fell for it many times. Not anymore. [/quote]
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