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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 642490" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Ok. This isn't a "funny" thread, full of humor. And I am also very glad that this forum allows some of us, who had horrible childhoods ourselves, to do sort of group therapy amongst ourselves. Thank you all.</p><p></p><p>One thing did strike me as funny.</p><p></p><p>My father had a lot too. He was book smart and had a good job and didn't have too many tantrums at work so he was able to make a decent living. He has traveled all over the world with his rich girlfriend and she paid her way. He didn't have to buy ANYTHING for her. And you know what? He was a very handsome man. (sarcasm here) Now from the pictures I saw, I don't think he was so handsome. He was ok. But one of the things he LOVED to say, and STILL says is, "I was a very handsome man. Women loved me. I look much younger than I am. I am a very handsome man. I am a very handsome man. I am a very handsome man."</p><p></p><p>One of my not-traumatic childhood memories was my father taking me out to eat at a local deli. Without a doubt, he would smile at the waitress and say, "This is my daughter. Doesn't she look just like me?"</p><p></p><p>Usually the people would look puzzled and smile, but the fact is I look just like my MOTHER, not at all like him. He did that to my sister too. Both of us were very pretty when young so he got a big bang out of that. That may have been the only thing he liked about us. My brother was sick with Crohn's Disease and not handsome...very thin, frail and small...and my dad never asked the waitresses if he looked like him. It was just my sister and me.</p><p></p><p>The amount of time he spends talking about "I'm handsome" is truly humorous. He puts no values on kindness, a good heart, a sweet soul or anything emotional...just what others can see. If you are handsome, or rich, or have a great profession that he feels reflects well on him (as my brother did), then you are worthy of bragging about.Oh, dear. I just thought of another funny point.</p><p></p><p>My brother was an Actuary and made a ton of money. Actuaries were once listed in the top ten well paying jobs. But because people don't know what an Actuary is, my dad would sometimes "lose it" on my brother and say, "Why did you have to be something that nobody ever heard of? Why didn't you become a doctor or a lawyer?" I kid you not. You can't make this stuff up. My brother has the calmest nature of all of us and thought it was as funny and perverse as I do. Back to the handsome.</p><p></p><p>That "I'm handsome" and "I'm a good looking guy" just tickled me. He has never gotten over himself and how handsome he thinks he is. Even at 90, he says, "I'm a good looking man." No doubt, he looks GREAT for his age. But when I was in contact with my siblings all three of us would giggle together over "I'm a good looking man." It was really overkill. The second most common thing he said that sent us into giggles was, "I was a GOOD father." He even said to me several times, "I was a PERFECT father."</p><p></p><p>Do these personality disordered individuals live in an alternate universe?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 642490, member: 1550"] Ok. This isn't a "funny" thread, full of humor. And I am also very glad that this forum allows some of us, who had horrible childhoods ourselves, to do sort of group therapy amongst ourselves. Thank you all. One thing did strike me as funny. My father had a lot too. He was book smart and had a good job and didn't have too many tantrums at work so he was able to make a decent living. He has traveled all over the world with his rich girlfriend and she paid her way. He didn't have to buy ANYTHING for her. And you know what? He was a very handsome man. (sarcasm here) Now from the pictures I saw, I don't think he was so handsome. He was ok. But one of the things he LOVED to say, and STILL says is, "I was a very handsome man. Women loved me. I look much younger than I am. I am a very handsome man. I am a very handsome man. I am a very handsome man." One of my not-traumatic childhood memories was my father taking me out to eat at a local deli. Without a doubt, he would smile at the waitress and say, "This is my daughter. Doesn't she look just like me?" Usually the people would look puzzled and smile, but the fact is I look just like my MOTHER, not at all like him. He did that to my sister too. Both of us were very pretty when young so he got a big bang out of that. That may have been the only thing he liked about us. My brother was sick with Crohn's Disease and not handsome...very thin, frail and small...and my dad never asked the waitresses if he looked like him. It was just my sister and me. The amount of time he spends talking about "I'm handsome" is truly humorous. He puts no values on kindness, a good heart, a sweet soul or anything emotional...just what others can see. If you are handsome, or rich, or have a great profession that he feels reflects well on him (as my brother did), then you are worthy of bragging about.Oh, dear. I just thought of another funny point. My brother was an Actuary and made a ton of money. Actuaries were once listed in the top ten well paying jobs. But because people don't know what an Actuary is, my dad would sometimes "lose it" on my brother and say, "Why did you have to be something that nobody ever heard of? Why didn't you become a doctor or a lawyer?" I kid you not. You can't make this stuff up. My brother has the calmest nature of all of us and thought it was as funny and perverse as I do. Back to the handsome. That "I'm handsome" and "I'm a good looking guy" just tickled me. He has never gotten over himself and how handsome he thinks he is. Even at 90, he says, "I'm a good looking man." No doubt, he looks GREAT for his age. But when I was in contact with my siblings all three of us would giggle together over "I'm a good looking man." It was really overkill. The second most common thing he said that sent us into giggles was, "I was a GOOD father." He even said to me several times, "I was a PERFECT father." Do these personality disordered individuals live in an alternate universe? [/QUOTE]
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