Today, we’re talking about narcissistic mothers and the four evil things they teach their children. I’m a firm believer that every mother is a good example—yes, you heard me right. Every mother is a good example, either of what to be and imitate, or of what not to be and what to avoid imitating. That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today because narcissistic mothers are a perfect example of what you never want to be.
Not only are we going to discuss the four evil things that narcissistic mothers teach their children, but at the end of this article, we’ll also talk about tools and methods to overcome the harmful behaviors that have been ingrained and hardwired into us. The four evil things narcissistic mothers teach are disdain (a feeling of contempt or scorn), disgust (a feeling of strong disapproval), contempt (the feeling that something or someone is worthless), and envy (the feeling of wanting what someone else has).
Now, the first three—disdain, disgust, and contempt—are very similar, and we’ll later explore how they’re different. However, the one thing they have in common is that they leave a child with a deep-rooted sense of self-loathing (a strong dislike or hatred for oneself).
There’s a saying: “That child has a face only a mother could love.” This expression suggests that even if no one else in the world loves us, it’s common to believe that our parents will. Children naturally assume that their parents, who provide for them—offering food, shelter, and rules—must love them. But why, then, does a child of a narcissistic parent often feel so much self-hatred?
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