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The peacock parent problem: how to survive being raised by a narcissist | Parents and parenting

The peacock parent problem: how to survive being raised by a narcissist | Parents and parenting

Many of Kathleen Saxton’s clients only realise they were brought up by a narcissistic parent when they are older. Saxton, a psychotherapist, says that the truth may come with starting a relationship, meeting their partner’s family, and seeing they are nothing like their own. “Or they have family themselves, and think, ‘I would never do that to my own children.’ …

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Reporting on the High Stakes 31-Country Fight Over Flattering the World’s Most Volatile Narcissist

Reporting on the High Stakes 31-Country Fight Over Flattering the World’s Most Volatile Narcissist

WaPo had an exceptionally good summary of what happened in the European leaders’ meeting with President Trump yesterday. In just the first three paragraphs, it described the speed, the unity, the goal, and the outcome — effectively, to make it clear Putin remains the obstacle to peace. In hurried D.C. summit, Europeans try to bend Trump away from Kremlin Leaders …

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‘Feeding a narcissist:’ Ukraine reflects on Trump-Putin summit | Russia-Ukraine war News

‘Feeding a narcissist:’ Ukraine reflects on Trump-Putin summit | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv, Ukraine – The Alaska summit between United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was a masterclass in how a former intelligence officer uses his skills of manipulation on a self-centred narcissist. That’s the impression a Kyiv-based political analyst who has closely followed the war with Russia got, they told Al Jazeera, after watching the interaction …

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