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am i alone in having an emotional manipulating mother?
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OMG No! You are not
Mine is the same, and can cry crocodile tears at the drop of a hat, especially when she has been caught out doing something she shouldn't have done - like writing nasty letters to her children (and being stupid enough to think we wont know its her). Completely denying she has written it even though her address is embossed at the top of the page from the previous letter she had written.
That's just one example of what my mother is like
Mine is the same, and can cry crocodile tears at the drop of a hat, especially when she has been caught out doing something she shouldn't have done - like writing nasty letters to her children (and being stupid enough to think we wont know its her). Completely denying she has written it even though her address is embossed at the top of the page from the previous letter she had written.
That's just one example of what my mother is like
My mother fits all the criteria for being a psychopath:
Symptoms
Common characteristics of those with psychopathy are:
Grandiose sense of self-worth.
Superficial charm.
Criminal versatility .
Reckless disregard for the safety of self or others.
Impulse control problems.
Irresponsibility.
Inability to tolerate boredom.
Pathological narcissism.
Pathological lying.
Shallow affect.
Deceitfulness/manipulativeness.
Aggressive or violent tendencies, repeated physical fights or assaults on others.
Lack of empathy.
Lack of remorse, indifferent to or rationalizes having hurt or mistreated others.
A sense of extreme entitlement.
Lack of or diminished levels of anxiety/nervousness and other emotions.
Promiscuous sexual behavior, sexually deviant lifestyle.
Poor judgment, failure to learn from experience.
Lack of personal insight.
Failure to follow any life plan.
Abuse of drugs including alcohol .
Symptoms
Common characteristics of those with psychopathy are:
Grandiose sense of self-worth.
Superficial charm.
Criminal versatility .
Reckless disregard for the safety of self or others.
Impulse control problems.
Irresponsibility.
Inability to tolerate boredom.
Pathological narcissism.
Pathological lying.
Shallow affect.
Deceitfulness/manipulativeness.
Aggressive or violent tendencies, repeated physical fights or assaults on others.
Lack of empathy.
Lack of remorse, indifferent to or rationalizes having hurt or mistreated others.
A sense of extreme entitlement.
Lack of or diminished levels of anxiety/nervousness and other emotions.
Promiscuous sexual behavior, sexually deviant lifestyle.
Poor judgment, failure to learn from experience.
Lack of personal insight.
Failure to follow any life plan.
Abuse of drugs including alcohol .
daffy - you're not my sis are you?
Except I would swap drug abuse for .... well I can't word it as well as you have but my mother has faked attempted suicides in a desperate bid to gain sympathy and told viscous lies that she continues to tell because in her mind she is telling the truth; it's almost like she actually doesn't remember how some things happened.
Still, I would not swap her for the world. She has her own problems and I will support her forever, but I won't condone her behaviour and I won't put up with it and she knows that now and we're a lot happier for it, she's very dear to me but I love her more since I have been able to accept her and challenge her, not in a confrontational way but to be honest and tell her I don't like or agree with what she is doing / has done. Sadly her mother and sisters are the time so I just pray every day that I never turn out the same way and that my daughter doens't either xx
Except I would swap drug abuse for .... well I can't word it as well as you have but my mother has faked attempted suicides in a desperate bid to gain sympathy and told viscous lies that she continues to tell because in her mind she is telling the truth; it's almost like she actually doesn't remember how some things happened.
Still, I would not swap her for the world. She has her own problems and I will support her forever, but I won't condone her behaviour and I won't put up with it and she knows that now and we're a lot happier for it, she's very dear to me but I love her more since I have been able to accept her and challenge her, not in a confrontational way but to be honest and tell her I don't like or agree with what she is doing / has done. Sadly her mother and sisters are the time so I just pray every day that I never turn out the same way and that my daughter doens't either xx
I have no love for my mum..........which is a very sad and shocking thing to say but she doesn't deserve any! There are things she has done to me and my 3 brothers and 3 sisters that you would not believe any mother was capable of.I have spent my whole life trying to be the exact opposite of her in every way and I think I have succeeded at that.My kids all know they are loved and they know I would give my life in a second if it helped them.
My late mum was lovely but Mr O's mother is horrid.
A few days after I'd had a stillborn baby she rang me wanting a favour. When I refused, as I was physically recovering and my emotions were shot to pieces, she uttered the words
"It's been 5 days now...surely you're over it?"
The DAY before I was due to give birth with another pregnancy she asked me to mow her very large lawn. When I refused she said "You've always been selfish."
I rest my case.
A few days after I'd had a stillborn baby she rang me wanting a favour. When I refused, as I was physically recovering and my emotions were shot to pieces, she uttered the words
"It's been 5 days now...surely you're over it?"
The DAY before I was due to give birth with another pregnancy she asked me to mow her very large lawn. When I refused she said "You've always been selfish."
I rest my case.
