One
of the common traits of Narcissism that contributes to its spread,
dramatically, is lack of awareness and concern about one's influence on
children. Narcissists tend to display self-righteousness regarding their
influence on children, if they have any awareness about it at all. They
don't care about how they treat children, what they say to them, or how
their behavior affects them. Some with s...ociopath
traits seem to take glee in influencing children to mimic their
anti-social and anti-empathetic behavior and attitudes. Many use
children as pawns and weapons against their "rivals", not only during
custody disputes, but just as a regular easy tactic. They show little or
no concern for children's emotional, mental, or physical well-being,
unless the child is on their "favorites" list, and even then, they show
little or no concern about their influence.
It can be very difficult for a parent who has to deal with Narc. relatives, friends, or obviously an N coparent. The desire for children to have a network of support conflicts with the actual reality of the people who would be in that network, who end up being more negative for the child's development and overall life than positive.
Narcissists do the same thing with children as they do in intimate relationships: they adamantly refuse to review their own behavior, or self-examine, or visit that their actions may not be "perfectly fine". They will usually defend and justify everything they do and say no matter how ludicrous, abusive, neglectful, or blatantly negative or even dangerous it is.
It can be very difficult for a parent who has to deal with Narc. relatives, friends, or obviously an N coparent. The desire for children to have a network of support conflicts with the actual reality of the people who would be in that network, who end up being more negative for the child's development and overall life than positive.
Narcissists do the same thing with children as they do in intimate relationships: they adamantly refuse to review their own behavior, or self-examine, or visit that their actions may not be "perfectly fine". They will usually defend and justify everything they do and say no matter how ludicrous, abusive, neglectful, or blatantly negative or even dangerous it is.
