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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was my mom when my second kid was born. She was 61 at the time. She insisted on coming to "help"
-she sat on the couch most of the day and expected me to make her cups of tea
- She constantly told me old wives advice that contradicted what my Dr said
- She shook the baby multiple times to "make sure she was breathing" then got upset when I told her to stop
- She slept in until 10 but complained about how tired she was
- She didn't put the parking brake on my stick shift car and it rolled out of the garage- luckily the door was open and my toddler wasn't around
- She made dinner once and huffed and puffed like a toddler while doing that- and started yelling and cursing at the stove b.c the water wasn't boiling. Of course she had the setting on Medium

[b]Yes- my therapist has said she has Narc tendencies [/quote][/b]

I don’t doubt that many mothers have narcissistic tendencies, but i think that those born in the 50s and before may just be burnt out. They had few career options and became young housewives and mothers without much of the financial autonomy, travel, hobbies or self- care we enjoy.  A lot of older women have arthritis and side effects from medication that they are dealing with- best to err on giving a little grace and lowering your expectations.[/quote]

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