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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 609925" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I think we give them a lot of power over us, they are so forceful and at times scary in their self aggrandizement that they appear to be bigger then life............but it's like the wizard of Oz, as they have less power over us, as we don't allow their antics to rule, they become smaller and less likely to suck all the air out of the room. With missing components like empathy and compassion, I think the other components grow larger and gain strength.</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /> I had to laugh about your comment about putting a brick wall in front of your son, it made me think of a moment when my daughter was about 8 and the Rolling Stones song came on.........."you can't always get what you want"............and she looked at me and said, "what does that mean?" She was a 'dictator' and I allowed it, so that persona grew to epic proportions and turned dark. The really negative side to enabling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 609925, member: 13542"] I think we give them a lot of power over us, they are so forceful and at times scary in their self aggrandizement that they appear to be bigger then life............but it's like the wizard of Oz, as they have less power over us, as we don't allow their antics to rule, they become smaller and less likely to suck all the air out of the room. With missing components like empathy and compassion, I think the other components grow larger and gain strength. :smile: I had to laugh about your comment about putting a brick wall in front of your son, it made me think of a moment when my daughter was about 8 and the Rolling Stones song came on.........."you can't always get what you want"............and she looked at me and said, "what does that mean?" She was a 'dictator' and I allowed it, so that persona grew to epic proportions and turned dark. The really negative side to enabling. [/QUOTE]
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