They have little or no independent self-worth and need the psychopath’s periodic validation to feel sexy or attractive or brilliant or like a good mother and wife: whatever form of validation they need depends upon him. “Willing” victims of psychopaths and other control-driven individuals ...
but because they’re dependent on their parents, love them, and are powerless to leave home. Young children idealize their parents. It’s easier to forget, rationalize, or make excuses than accept the unthinkable reality that my mother or father (their entire...
but it may also be due to stress or depression. It’s important for a baby’s emotional development that the mother attunes to her child’s feelings and needs
I know many of you gave up jobs and careers because you wanted to be home with your children. And others, while you’ve made the decision to work try very hard to keep things in balance. Still, others work out of necessity. But many of us still have a tendency to take on more tha...