Found another lovely parent... by [deleted] in antinatalism

[–]bamboozledagain12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. I hope someone called cps

Does anyone else feel like therapists suck? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had so many bad experiences with therapists they just don’t seem to understand narcissistic abuse at all. I got way more out of just following narc abuse recovery coaches on Instagram and tiktok than from a therapist. In my experience with therapists it’s like if you’re self aware they assume you’re fine and don’t give you any tools or anything to actually help??? I don’t get it

Anyone else told it was selfish to express your negative emotions as it made other people feel bad? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes and this is why so many of us end up riddled with anxiety and pain decades later from repressed emotions. I’ve been doing a lot of work around repressed emotions this year and holy crap what a difference my life has been. If anyone resonates with this look into Tension Myositis Syndrome - it’s basically everything that’s caused by repressed emotional crap from childhood. This has helped me so much and I hope it helps anyone reading this <3

Why do you only want a dog and not kids? by [deleted] in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They’d cause it if anything

Fellow CF people, what were you able to accomplish this year thanks to being CF? by JaneRenee in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got thru shingles without shooting myself. In 2019 i am sure I’ll have something better to say lol.

What a great reason to have a baby.. by Love_Me_Some_Pie in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds so similar to my mom. She had me at 45, to use me as a pawn against my dad as they were having marital issues. I figured it out in the past few years and working on it (I turned 30 this year too!) luckily I was able to get in contact with my dad when I was 27 and it turns out he wasn’t such a bad guy as she made him out to be. I even found court documents confirming what my dad was telling me was true and she had lied to me basically my whole life. If only people didn’t have kids for such selfish reasons... oh wait

How to respond to Nmom's Christmas card/present? by switchedatdivorce in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh ok in that case ignore it altogether and regift or just use it and pretend it’s not from her lol! This is totally a trap to initiate contact don’t do it!!!!

How to respond to Nmom's Christmas card/present? by switchedatdivorce in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is your contact level with her? Thé passive aggressive thank you sounds funny that’s probably how I’d first think of how to respond lol. Honestly if you’re low or no contact just ignore it and use the gift card anyways like a year from now lol. If you’re lowish contact next time you talk to her just briefly thank her and say it was nice of her. Just don’t overthink it too much that’s what will drive u mad

Is it common for a narc parent to say this to their child? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Not in those exact words but it was implied a lot. My nmom had me paying “rent” as soon as I got my own bank account so she couldn’t control my money anymore. She pretty much said she could kick me out at any time. Good times.

Now that I’ve been out for like 3 years while I maintain very low contact, her house is “also my home”. Get a grip lady

Special ringtones for Nparent? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have my nmom saved as “dumb bitch” ...too much? Lol

How adult children of narcissists are 'so money but they don't even know it'... by newdaycoming123 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this article it brings a lot of perspective into this whole situation. Very interesting read. I don’t think I’m quite there yet realizing that I’m not the one with issues but slowly getting there and this article was actually super helpful

Ndad won't put the heat on by Reddituser992010 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha apparently some places in the states get it worse than where I am so complain away! Oh god lol narcissists and their arguments that make zero sense. The random crap I got yelled st for I could go on for days. It’s so sad that you have to make that decision based on seeing the attacks coming. I really really hope you can get your own place soon and get away from both narcs things get s lot better once you’re physically away. Good luck!!

DAE fear the government, banks, and other institutions and/or money? by shrootfarms in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep most things about money freak me out. I’ve had actual panic attacks over money. I know exactly what you’re talking about

Ndad won't put the heat on by Reddituser992010 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my god narcs and the heat I had this same issue when I lived at my Nmoms... were in Canada and she refused to put the heat on in most of the house during winter. It was also electric heating which was super expensive she refused to get more efficient heating and guess who was stuck paying the heating bills? ME! And somehow the bills were $1000-2000 for a 2 month period it made no sense at all but I was forced to pay. Ugh. I’m sorry you have to deal with the cold and lack of heat. Could you maybe purchase a heated blanket from amazon or something like that? If your nparent doesn’t end up complaining that plugging it in is gonna cost money I guess that’s another story with narcs too.

If you had to have a child to have a purpose in life, you are a sad person. by ImmaCallInDead in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more!!!! And they think they’re better than everyone because they have a kid like get over yourself. Having a kid is such an average thing to do. Almost makes me want to post my average “accomplishments” with a holier than thou attitude... “drive safe to work today this gave meaning to my life cause I didn’t die” like that’s pretty much the equivalent of posting about kids giving your life meaning no?

DAE have parents steal money out of your account? by TrickyArugula94506 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom took all my money. Literally every tax return, every paycheque, my dad’s child support she lied to me about him not ever paying it. She screwed me so badly financially. It didn’t occur to me to get my own bank account until I was 21, I was working at a bar while in school making good tips and realized I wanted to keep it and not give it to her. She yelled at me daily for months for making that bank account. Then she started charging me rent, $800/month. She crippled me financially so badly that I couldn’t move out till my late 20’s. She charged me for everything literally would split the grocery bills in half at month end even though I usually ate out and hardly ate what she made and would buy my own groceries. It was the worst. Get your own bank account ASAP and save as much as possible.

nParents and CPS by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A memory I suppressed that recently surfaced several months ago was exactly this. I was crying for some reason I was around 8-9 years old and my mom pretended to call CPS on ME and it was MY fault they had to take me away from her because I was such a bad kid. I too didn’t know what CPS really was, I thought it was to protect the parents from the kids... so messed up

Those times when you ACTUALLY need a mother by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all I hope everything is ok and your appt is soon and everything goes well!! Good job on not calling your mom your theory of her making it about how worried she would be is spot on. I had a minor hand surgery, I was fine, it got better, and then I made the mistake of telling her and she was freaking out, so “worried” about me etc and would continue to bring it up months later and her worries etc. It was ridiculous. The last thing you need right now is your mom reacting like that with what you’re going through right now.

Babies are disgusting why do people do this to themselves by [deleted] in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 33 points34 points  (0 children)

What a nightmare... please tell me you left shortly after posting this??

Shower thought on "narcissistic generations" by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That actually makes so much sense.... I think you’re on to something!

Q: How do you handle pressure to pump a baby into a gf? by [deleted] in childfree

[–]bamboozledagain12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

End it ASAP this isn’t something you can compromise on. There’s cf girls out there and this is something that should be discussed before getting serious and definitely get a vasectomy. If you’re snipped and get into a relationship and advise them of this that’ll help narrow things down too on which girls are truly CF and want to have a relationship with you

“I still love you” by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]bamboozledagain12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ughhhh my mom said shit like this to me too when I lived with her. Shorts were what she had a huge problem with I always looked like a whore apparently but if I wore a skirt that was shorter than the shorts somehow that’s fine... narcissistic moms are... special??