Mongols in Middle School
I want to say I was fairly clueless about being intentional in meaningful relationships before the age of, say, 35, when I met my husband. I simply did not know what I was doing. Mainly because I was raised by wolves, or something close to wolves; or maybe it’s better to say that I was raised by robins when I, in fact, am myself a wolf.
The Family as Narcissist
Like narcissistic individuals, the narcissistic family mass is never going to change the dynamic -- why would they? It's the codependent who is wrung out like an old rag who will benefit from stepping out of this dance.