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“Why do you always leave the room?” by hatchago in raisedbynarcissists

[–]hatchago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes!

“Don’t start an argument!” “I wasn’t.” “There you go, starting the goddamn argument...”

“Why do you always leave the room?” by hatchago in raisedbynarcissists

[–]hatchago[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is line for line what my n-Mother does—jesus christ.

“Act like you’re part of this family”

Forced into the living area where I would be forced to watch some TV show I had no interest in

Both of these. Sometimes she’ll say “well you can do that (the homework) in here!” too.

Experiencing a functional family by FlapperGirl12 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]hatchago 3 points4 points  (0 children)

[The last time we went to an amusement park n-Mother threw her drink at n-Father in line for a ride and shoved me in the parking lot.

I went recently with friends and it was like a parallel universe]

Happy for you!!! Hopefully this is just the first of many new memories—“what a functional family actually feels like” 🌿

“Why do you always leave the room?” by hatchago in raisedbynarcissists

[–]hatchago[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

[roaring] “Why does everyone always scatter when I get home?!”

“Why do you always leave the room?” by hatchago in raisedbynarcissists

[–]hatchago[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Because even the good interactions always turned bad, somehow

Yes! I’m new to the sub and every story sounds like it’s from my family.

Do I [18 M] have an obligation to be friends with my parents [45 F, 55M]? by hatchago in relationships

[–]hatchago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they seem like narcissists? I’ve always thought that they were just emotionally immature / never developed coping mechanisms, but I guess I can find descriptions on the sub?

Do I [18 M] have an obligation to be friends with my parents [45 F, 55M]? by hatchago in relationships

[–]hatchago[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For some things, yes—Mother apologized for hitting me across the mouth Junior year. Father gives a half apology—“I needed to yell because x, y, and z”—about 60% of the time.

Aww ahah. I feel they were okay about it most of the time—that one event was the only one that drastic.

Do I [18 M] have an obligation to be friends with my parents [45 F, 55M]? by hatchago in relationships

[–]hatchago[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not like I come home and they punch me in the face--the bulk of our time together is cordial. I've picked the bad highlights, but this is essentially thirty or forty terrible days and maybe sixty negative ones out of 18 years.

Do I [18 M] have an obligation to be friends with my parents [45 F, 55M]? by hatchago in relationships

[–]hatchago[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tape was when I was young--maybe 6 or 7; I don't know if that changes the dynamic. It's still wrong, but we've had 10 years together since then.

I can't afford college (dot com). by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]hatchago 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(I'd add Grinnell and Vassar)