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Narcicistic father. Is he too old for me to take a stand?
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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 546202" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Hmmmmmmm...good question. I never faced those issues with my parents but my Ex has similar characteristics. The two easy child's (in their 50's) just keep their distance, are polite and don't "take his bait". GFGmom is the one who stays in touch with him most and is, of course, the one hoping to get some $$'s when his time comes. She evidently has a few sentences she uses "you may be right Dad" "sorry I wasn't perfect" "I guess all of us have made mistakes" etc. When the conversation gets too too...she says "sorry I've got to go now, have a great day". Yep. GFGmom actually has it mastered.</p><p></p><p>I personally think her approach is probably the healthiest. (Likely the first time I've said anything positive about her, lol!) When each of my parents died I was <strong>very</strong> glad that I had always been polite and there were no mean words in our past. One of my sisters still believes that our Dad was angry with her the week he had cardiac arrest. Truly I don't think he was...but she does...and it has been almost forty years. </p><p></p><p>So, I suggest "sorry, Dad, I have to go now"....then call your sister and vent. Hugs DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 546202, member: 35"] Hmmmmmmm...good question. I never faced those issues with my parents but my Ex has similar characteristics. The two easy child's (in their 50's) just keep their distance, are polite and don't "take his bait". GFGmom is the one who stays in touch with him most and is, of course, the one hoping to get some $$'s when his time comes. She evidently has a few sentences she uses "you may be right Dad" "sorry I wasn't perfect" "I guess all of us have made mistakes" etc. When the conversation gets too too...she says "sorry I've got to go now, have a great day". Yep. GFGmom actually has it mastered. I personally think her approach is probably the healthiest. (Likely the first time I've said anything positive about her, lol!) When each of my parents died I was [B]very[/B] glad that I had always been polite and there were no mean words in our past. One of my sisters still believes that our Dad was angry with her the week he had cardiac arrest. Truly I don't think he was...but she does...and it has been almost forty years. So, I suggest "sorry, Dad, I have to go now"....then call your sister and vent. Hugs DDD [/QUOTE]
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