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The importance of being right
- lutusp 13y agoA quote from the linked article: "My siblings and I grew up thinking that French toast grew hair on your chest, that acne resulted from negative thoughts, that watching a bag of popcorn inflate in the microwave could shrivel gonads and cripple sperm. My mother’s authority blossomed in situations where access to reliable information was limited. Neighbors would drive 45 minutes to a remote butcher shop she’d never visited but — whether out of boredom, mischief or malice — warmly recommended." Wow. Several thousand interesting words, but no mention of malignant narcissism, the condition this writer's mother obviously suffered from (and, so far as anyone knows, incurable). More here: http://arachnoid.com/ChildrenOfNarcissus http://arachnoid.com/ChildrenOfNarcissus