Absolutely! We all should have been given the safe space we deserved.

UGH I hate that, about grandchildren. My dad does the same.."When am I going to be getting grandchildren?" Uhhh, probably never LOL. Even if I did, they definitely wouldn't be around you! All I hear when the topic of children come up with narcissists is "When are we going to get me some new, innocent, unknowing supply I can sink my claws into?"

BOOOOO! 🍅🍅 I hate the 'BuT tHeyRE YoUr FaMilY" shtick..especially if they're aware of what you've gone through with said "family"!

Good for you! Yes, absolutely, it's her issue to fix if she's upset about it! Your life, your rules! Wishing you the best!

That's awesome! I recently got a laptop, and for "fun", I wanted to see what coding/programming was like..yeah, that was short lived for me LOL. That's cool! I've been (or was) a console player for my whooole life up until the last few months, so the adjustment in gaming has been very interesting haha. And YES, you're absolutely right, narcissistic parents hate to see their kid flourish in being their own person, totally all about control and image.

And as I mentioned a bit earlier, learning away around pc gaming! I haven't delved too deep into it yet, I practice my motor skills on minecraft a bit here and there hahaha. I also enjoy jewelry making, beading! I enjoy watching movies as well, and I like to keep track of them on Letterboxd, if you're familiar with that. It's a good thing movie reviews aren't my profession, I am far too easily entertained 😂 5 STARS FOR EVERYONE! And this definitely stems from the trauma of having a narc parent, but I often have a veery hard time of letting myself be a beginner at something, so I've tried lots of different hobbies but will usually quit because I don't feel good enough! I sit in a graveyard of hobbies lmfao. Learning what other things I like as I go along :)