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Narcicistic father. Is he too old for me to take a stand?
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 546212"><p>I read your post and only had a moment to glance thru the responses...</p><p></p><p>Yes - it's too late to take a stand WITH HIM. He's 88, he's been your father for at least over 21 years (wink) and it is way too late to teach an old dog new tricks. Taking a stand WITH him will cause polarity. Frankly - it's not worth the effort or the pain.</p><p> </p><p>been there done that. Still struggling with it. (whatever you do, DO NOT TEACH YOUR FATHER HOW TO TEXT. Or to use facebook. (<em>You're so vane, I bet you think this status is about you, don't you, don't you? -- </em>with apologies to Carly Simon)</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, anyone who hears the story from him about his "ungrateful daughter blah blah blah" WILL TAKE HIS SIDE. Because he is 88. Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>But it's not too late to refuse to play the game. To change your responses, to not engage, to put up an invisible wall between your inner being and his coldness. Still working on that myself.</p><p></p><p>Along those lines, - I love the doorbell idea. Thank goodness for cordless phones!!! I think I will be employing that trick soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 546212"] I read your post and only had a moment to glance thru the responses... Yes - it's too late to take a stand WITH HIM. He's 88, he's been your father for at least over 21 years (wink) and it is way too late to teach an old dog new tricks. Taking a stand WITH him will cause polarity. Frankly - it's not worth the effort or the pain. been there done that. Still struggling with it. (whatever you do, DO NOT TEACH YOUR FATHER HOW TO TEXT. Or to use facebook. ([I]You're so vane, I bet you think this status is about you, don't you, don't you? -- [/I]with apologies to Carly Simon) Furthermore, anyone who hears the story from him about his "ungrateful daughter blah blah blah" WILL TAKE HIS SIDE. Because he is 88. Know what I mean?? But it's not too late to refuse to play the game. To change your responses, to not engage, to put up an invisible wall between your inner being and his coldness. Still working on that myself. Along those lines, - I love the doorbell idea. Thank goodness for cordless phones!!! I think I will be employing that trick soon! [/QUOTE]
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