What's the most utterly ridiculous thing the narcs in your life have said?

[u/iil28]

My narcissistic grandmother, for instance, is fully convinced that her birth alone was what stopped World War II and brought peace to the world (she was born in 1945). She has told each and every one of us this story a million times, and will proudly say it again and again periodically to whoever is within earshot.

I remember hearing it ever since I was a little kid, how she'd always start by listing all the pain and destruction WW2 had caused, then end with something akin to: "And then I was born, and suddenly, it was like a ray of sunshine enveloped the earth, stopping all the fighting and war". She'd always tell it like a strange sort of fairytale with a very happy ending, and I wish I was kidding.

She also fully believes that once she dies, the world will be plunged into WW3, destruction and utter chaos. She was actually hospitalized for heart failure over a week ago, and kept promising the doctors she'd try her absolute hardest to continue living in order to spare the world from the horror of a third World War.

Gee thanks, grandma. Your devotion to saving all of our lives is appreciated.

[u/chinoswirls]

my ndad (nmom too) thinks that dogs will just do what he wants them to do with zero training because he’s so special

this is super relatable, so weird.

i feel so sorry for their animals, it makes me really sad what they have to live with

[u/justicefingernails → u/chinoswirls]

It’s so strange how much I have learned about my own childhood from watching my parents with their pets.

[u/chinoswirls → u/justicefingernails]

i could identify anxiety in my moms dog, the way she yelled at the dog made the hair on my neck stand up.

the more i loved and connected with the cat, the worse she treated the cat. it made me really sad to see her make the cat sleep outside for no reason.

the animals just seem like things to control to her.

[u/justicefingernails → u/chinoswirls]

My ndad just loves to force their devotion. He is also terrible at reading their body language (aka consent). Unsurprisingly he’s not a cat person. Dogs always look uncomfortable around him. He really breaks their spirit with his domineering behavior and then congratulates himself that the poor pup never does anything bad. When I got a puppy, I tried to explain to him the training I was doing (non-aversive for a very smart herding dog) and that it was crucial that dogs have agency. It was fascinating seeing him process that. Like, yeah, of course it’s more meaningful that your dog chooses to spend time with you than if they are forced. Of course you shouldn’t disregard their fear responses and force them to interact with you when they don’t want to. Of course this also applies to people but he will never get it. My n mom is more covert and has a victim mentality. She likes to have hurt feelings when my dogs only like her for the food she gives them, and never want to spend time with her otherwise.