Being attractive meant that Jesse got a lot of attention. She was regularly asked out and was often disappointed to find that her suitors were disappointing. (and when I write "she", I mean "he" as well. The sexes in this scenario are arbitrary. This can be written exactly the same with any genders). Her looks … Continue reading The Narcissistic Pattern
Rainbows and Sunrises — Chapter 4
I can only say that I was enjoying myself. I loved this feeling of being a family, of having a gorgeous three year old daughter and a perfect newborn. We had a lot of family visit and we had friends come over. We were renovating the back of the kitchen that had been a mudroom. … Continue reading Rainbows and Sunrises — Chapter 4
Influences in my Youth
I was watching a series of Ted Talks on storytelling and a common theme, or rather a common element, is that each of the speakers have mentioned a strong influence when they were young. One woman spoke about being brought up in a chauvinistic household and being beat for not following the rules that she … Continue reading Influences in my Youth
Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Trailer
http://www.julieharrison.ca/family/personal-style-sacrificed-at-the-altar-of-family/ Once again, my sister Vicki and I found ourselves without food in the house. The difference this time was that we knew where there was food. My parents owned a tent-trailer. The shell of the trailer was made up of metal. When open, the top of the shell became the roof. It was held … Continue reading Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Trailer
Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Pants
Tomato red pants were the only thing that we could find given the parameters of our shopping trip. We were in a hurry. There were things that my mother would rather be doing. Unfortunately for her, I was not yet capable of going shopping for myself. I had been wearing the same pair of pants … Continue reading Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Pants
Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Cavity
The memory is isolated from context, age or other circumstances. The best I can do is narrow it down to a period between the ages of 9 and 15 because I moved into this particular house when I was about to turn 9 and moved out on my 15th birthday, but I digress. I had … Continue reading Narcissism-Scenes From the Front Line — The Cavity
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