Narcissists Have 2 Types of Interests in Their Children
A deep dive into a devastating control mechanism
Since narcissists see their children as nothing but an extension of themselves, they will do everything in their power to sabotage their development into independent adults. Anything that even remotely resembles a fully-functioning human being will be obstructed from an early age.
Because independence means their children’s eventual departure, and departure means loss of control, they will do everything in their power to stop that. They’d rather have their children develop a lifelong dependency than see them succeed on their own.
➤How narcissists perceive their children
The only time when narcissists would want to see their children succeed is if they were to gain direct benefit from it. It could be financial wealth, but would much rather prefer something that enhances their personal status, like power and influence. As said earlier, they don’t see their children as individual people, they see them as an extension of themselves. A reward given to their child is a reward given to them.
That is not to be confused with the pride parents feel because of their child’s achievements in life. When the parents genuinely rejoice in another’s success —…
