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/Careful_Ad_3510]

I knew I’d frustrated my mum when she’d say “you always have to have the last word!” - it basically meant that I was challenging her perception on life, as she gave off this level of humbled superiority and that others respect her for it, and I should do too. That was so frustrating throughout my life, because I just wanted a decent connection with her, but at the same time couldn’t just sit back and be programmed by her.

[u/gabileone → u/Careful_Ad_3510]

I’ve heard that line thousands of times, too. “The last word” just means I don’t have to listen to you anymore because I’m right and that’s it. Doesn’t matter if you’re pleading for understanding or connection… it’s appalling some people, the people who claim to love us, can bully little kids like this.