1. “Growing up with a narcissistic mother can leave you feeling like you’re never good enough, no matter what you do.”
2. “But that’s the thing about narcissists. They can try to fool you, with all their heart, but in the end, they’re just fooling themselves.”
3. “All you rude and toxic moms out there should know that your bad behavior will come back to haunt you when your kids are grown up.”
4. “I will give my toxic mother one thing she never gave me – the truth.”
5. “For toxic mothers out there, just know that your toxic and abusive behavior will one day backfire when the children you are mistreating grow up and become adults.”
6. “When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you. The misinformation will feel unfair, but you stay above it, trusting that other people will eventually see the truth just like you did.”
7. “Toxic moms are selfish parents, which is why they are controlling and possessive with their kids in the first place.”
8. “Let’s get out of the habit of telling people, ‘that’s still your mom, your dad, or your sister.’ Toxic is toxic. You are allowed to walk away from people who constantly hurt you.”
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9. “If you push me away, I promise you you won’t find me where you left me. My heart is big, but not big enough to deal with people who decide to love me when it’s convenient for them.”
10. “All parents damage their children. This was their life together. Neglect. Violence. Silence.”
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11. “A toxic mother talks but never listens, and she gives advice but never takes any.”
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12. “Parents who are narcissistic view their children as objects to control rather than individuals with their own thoughts and emotions.”
13. “Be careful around narcissists. Everyone will think you’re crazy, but that’s just to hide their lies.”
14. “Beware the person who stabs you and then tells the world they’re the one who’s bleeding.”
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15. “If you have to parent your mother and put up with her childish and selfish behaviors, it may be time to create more serious boundaries for your own self-protection.”
16. “Narcissistic parents expect their kids to be loyal and devoted, even if it means putting their kids’ needs and wants last.”
17. “Parents who are narcissistic don’t think about how their kids feel at all. It only matters how they feel.”
18. “A person who is grandiose puffs up their own skills and accomplishments, which keeps them from knowing who they really are and makes them more likely to cross other people’s boundaries.”
19. “Our mothers tell us that there are no monsters under our beds, or hidden inside our closets, but they don’t warn us that sometimes monsters come dressed as people that claim to love you more than the sun loves the moon.”
20. “It’s imperative to recognize when toxic relationships, no matter the familial bond, are detrimental to your wellbeing, giving you the right to distance yourself.”
21. “I’ve learned that there’s a strikingly high likelihood of a narcissistic mother raising a son with similar traits, who may resort to dishonesty and manipulation, and in extreme situations, harmful behavior.”
22. “Both sons and daughters of narcissistic mothers encounter a lack of nurturing in their upbringing.”
23. “Most narcissistic moms feel like being a mom is a burden, and they like to brag about how much work it is.”
24. “We forget to get through childhood when we depend on our parents’ kindness, but to get over those childhoods, we must first remember the good and the bad.”
25. “While a narcissistic mother will gossip endlessly about the most details about your life, she is very secretive about her own life. She will lie about you but will punish you for telling them what she has done.”
26. “The truth is that the narcissistic parent is less happy when you are strong and happy because they can’t control you or shame you as much when you are okay.”
27. “We all enter the world needing to see our innocence and worth mirrored back by our caregivers, and without this, we suffer.”
28. “The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally.”
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29. “The silent treatment leaves no room for discussion, as it operates on an emotional, illogical level, negating the child’s presence.”
30. “A child should never feel as if they need to earn a mother’s love.”
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31. “Narcissism in parenting asks children to focus on satisfying the parent’s needs rather than receiving their own reflected joy and self-image.”
32. “Narcissist parents do not know their children; they aren’t interested in what they have to say unless it affects them.”
33. “Control leaves no room for trust.”
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34. “Family is supposed to be our safest haven. Very often, it’s the place we find the deepest heartache.”
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35. “Narcissistic mothers often use guilt and shame to manipulate their children, making it difficult for them to set healthy boundaries.”
36. “The hateful and stinging words of a narcissistic parent can linger in the mind of an adult child long after the adult has left home.”
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37. “A narcissistic mother will talk about every little thing about your life for hours on end, but she keeps her own life very private.” She’s going to lie about you, but she’ll punish you for telling them what she did.”
38. “There’s a reason narcissists don’t learn from mistakes and that’s because they never get past the first step which is admitting that they made one.”
39. “It is both tragic and freeing to accept that your mother is not capable of being the mother you always needed her to be.”
40. “The narcissistic mother won’t let her play games if she’s sad, so let her.” If she tries to get you to do something by making you feel guilty, don’t give in.”
41. “I’m going to tell my mother the truth, which is something she never did for me.”
42. “An adult child may remember the hurtful things a narcissistic parent said to them long after the adult has left home.”
43. “No child should ever have to bear the burden of parenting their own parents. To toxic parents, you existed to serve them all the time.”
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44. “Parents who aren’t working together don’t say sorry. This is something that all narcissist children would agree on immediately. They will lie and make excuses for what they did, but they will never live up to it.”
45. “Nasty people don’t learn from their mistakes because they never take the first step, which is to accept that they made a mistake.”
46. “Most narcissistic mothers see motherhood as a burden and like to let it be known how much work it is.”
47. “In dealing with a mother who exhibits childish selfishness, I recognize the importance of establishing firm personal boundaries for my own protection.”
48. “Self-involved mothers may exhibit controlling behaviors due to their inherent egocentrism.”
49. “If a maternal figure manipulates through silence or guilt to command compliance, standing firm is essential.”
50. “As kids and teens, most kids whose parents are toxic feel very confused about what love is and how it should feel.”
51. “Narcissists make it seem like they are the victim or completely innocent in every way.” The truth will make them angry. Someone will see things done in the dark. It takes time for people to show their true colors.”
52. “I believe that no child should ever have to take care of their own parents. If your parents were bad, you were always there for them.”
53. “If someone gets angry at you for setting a boundary, consider that a good sign that the boundary was necessary.”
54. “Spanking a child is about the parent not the child. The child will learn more from positive correction than physical manipulation.”
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55. “Narcissistic parents don’t care about their children’s feelings at all. Only their feelings matter.”
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56. “In dysfunctional families, discussing the prevalent abuse and neglect becomes the taboo, not the acts themselves.”
57. “Narcissistic parents demand loyalty and devotion from their children, often at the expense of their children’s own needs and desires.”
58. “Forgetfulness may serve as a coping mechanism in youth amidst parental failings, yet adulthood beckons a reckoning through memory.”
59. “Self-absorbed mothers speak but fail to listen, offering counsel without heeding any themselves.”
60. “Now, every time I witness a strong person, I want to know; What dark did you conquer in your story? Mountains do not rise without earthquakes.”
61. “If you try to talk to a narcissistic parent about their behavior and they get angry, that’s how they usually act.”
62. “Most adult children of toxic parents grow up feeling tremendous confusion about what love means and how it’s supposed to feel.”
63. “A narcissist’s kindness exists only within the confines of their terms and conditions.”
64. “You don’t have to repeat the trauma of your childhood. Use the pain your mother inflicted on you to motivate you to find a better way to raise your own children.”
65. “I was worthy of her love whether she gave it to me or not. Every child is worthy of love.”
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66. “Maternal duties extend beyond childbirth; not all mothers are naturally caring or safe presences in their children’s lives.”
67. “This kind of mother talks a lot but never listens, and she gives advice but never takes it.”
68. “Growing up without positive role models, I witnessed firsthand what I never wished to emulate, learning that despite the cards we are dealt, there is possibility for improvement.”
69. “Some scars don’t hurt. Some scars are numb. Some scars rid you of the capacity to feel anything ever again.”
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70. “I learned a long time ago that it’s not our fault if our parents are monsters. We can’t take responsibility for that, or we’re twice damaged. All we can do is try to go forward in a different way.”
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71. “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.”
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72. “A mother who is narcissistic doesn’t see her child as a separate person, but as an extension of herself.”
73. “One day, you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else’s survival guide.”
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74. “Parents who are narcissists don’t know their kids; they only care about what makes them feel good.”
75. “Sometimes I felt like a trophy when I was with my mom.” Something to show off to your friends. When no one looked, I sat on the shelf, overlooked and forgotten.”
76. “Getting angry when something about their behavior is challenged in the nicest way is a typical reaction of a narcissistic parent.”
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77. “Fighting became a way of life and seemed perfectly normal for your family.”
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78. “One way to describe narcissism is that a child of a narcissistic parent doesn’t see himself in the mother’s face or in her happiness; instead, the child of the narcissistic parent thinks, ‘What can I do to make her happen?”
79. “If your parents ignored you, or if they are just not emotionally available, or if they yell a lot, that is a type of trauma.”
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80. “Narcissists have an insatiable need, like a leaking container that can never be filled, no matter the effort.”
81. “Your self-centered parent may make you feel bad about yourself, making you think you’re not good enough, lazy, or effective, among other negative thoughts and feelings.”
82. “Just because someone is your family doesn’t mean you have to keep them around if they are toxic or abusive. Don’t let people guilt you.”
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83. “You have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served.”
84. “Growing up with toxic parents often leaves individuals struggling to define their own identity.”
85. “Many kids whose parents are abusive have a really hard time figuring out who they are as adults.”
86. “There’s really no point in having children if you’re not going to be home enough to father them.”
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87. “A narcissist paints a picture of themselves as being the victim or innocent in all aspects. They will be offended by the truth. But what is done in the dark will come to light. Time has a way of showing people’s true colors.”
88. “Having seen that narcissists often regard themselves as flawless, I’ve concluded that any conflict they have with the world is typically seen as not their fault.”
89. “Fear-based parenting is the surest way to create intimidated children.”
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90. “A narcissistic mother sees her child not as a unique individual, but as an extension of herself.”
91. “Children are not born for the benefit of their parents, neither are they the property of their family. Children belong to the future.”
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