I just left my family group chat

Matthew MacLennan
A Narcissist
Published in
2 min readSep 26, 2021

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My parents are doing well and everyone is so encouraging. And I am being stabbed to death.

There is one major issue

I called my parents out on their years of shitty behaviour towards my children, my wife and her family, and me. They raged at me and blamed me (for the facts of their behaviour).

They haven’t talked to me in 6 months.

Why was I on the family group chat?

Simple: I left the door open for communication in case they wanted to talk about their destructive behaviours and apologize. I was not on there to shout and rage back. I was not on there to validate and enable my parents.

What are my parents doing in the group chat?

Giving updates on how things are going. Apparently things are great: they’ve lost weight and have some projects on the go.

What do my siblings know about me and what happened?

Everything. They were subject to the same behaviours growing up. We all were subject to this narcissism and emotional neglect. And fear of admitting that anything was not right. I’ve told all of them how it all went down with my own family.

What are my siblings doing?

One is encouraging my parents about how they’re in a great head space and things are looking up.

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A Narcissist
A Narcissist

Published in A Narcissist

This is my journey away from myself and toward others. I want to stop destroying people’s lives. I want to live my life with others. I want to form real relationships. I want true intimacy. That’s what I want. But it’s not what I look for.

Matthew MacLennan
Matthew MacLennan

Written by Matthew MacLennan

A recovering narcissist. I want to see your eyes and face your questions.

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