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Narcissism In Your WoRdS
I like words. String them together and we have stories.
It may not stop the narcissist in our life, but knowing we are not alone and not crazy is important. When we share we form a community through the bond of collective experiences. The "oral tradition" is how cultures have traditionally passed on information. Perhaps with the internet we are returning to our roots.

Thanks to all who shared. More are being prepared, do send yours in too.

STORY ONE

It has been said that the narcissist favors family as his victims. This story is a prime example of how expendable family is when you have a grand sense of entitlement.

A Son's Treachery

A son should take over his father's business, right? After establishing a financially successful plumbing business 30 years ago, dad sold shares to his son. When the father left, they had a mediated, signed, legal agreement for the father's pension. The father was financially dependent on the pension. This was well known to his son.

Three weeks after the son acquired the final shares he repudiated the father's pension. By completely cutting him off he forced the father to sue his son. A year-long ugly legal battle ensued. Documents and statements from the son were lies. The father won a Judge's decision. The son appealed. The father faced a penniless 3 years and more appeals. A Judge's decision granted seizure of the assets of the business. The son transferred those assets to a new business, leaving dad nothing to seize.  Possibly facing fraud charges the son eventually settled and dad received less than half the original agreement.

During this time the son bad-mouthed his father to former customers, family, and anyone who would listen. We are left wondering when the son will again cut off his dad's pension and repeat the process. A month after the settlement, the 70 year-old father was hospitalized with heart disease. We look for justice in the legal system. There is none when a vindictive,ruthless, narcissist has the cheque book.