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[quote=Anonymous]Another so-called golden child here, and I have to agree that it's not all it's cracked up to be. I was the de facto caregiver to my toxic, narc mother from the age of 11, when my parents divorced. It's taken me into my 50s--and a lot of therapy--to break free of the perfectionism, people pleasing, and inability to set boundaries in relationships that came from endlessly trying to please a parent who has zero tolerance for distress and for whom nothing is ever good enough. My scapegoat brother had a hellish childhood that included physical abuse, but he walked out at age 16 and never looked back. Both roles suck, just in different ways.[/quote]
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