Your child turns twelve; they don't want to go to the abusive parent's house for half of the summer holidays; they start to resist contact. You face a dilemma; you are court-ordered to send them. You know if you complain to the court the judge will think you are bitter and trying to prevent contact.
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When co-parenting with a vengeful, narcissistic ex, one of your biggest fears is that your child becomes a narcissist too. When a younger child goes into a rage, you panic. When your older child is boastful, arrogant, selfish, disrespectful or displays harmful behaviour, then the fears intensify. We curse our narcissistic ex for their lack of parenting skills.
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Anyone who tries to co-parent with a narcissistic, abusive ex knows that it is challenging to say the least; it consumes your life. There are steps you can take to make this journey less stressful. These steps will test your strength of character, but you are in this for the long run, and you can't escape it. Once you discover the long-term plan, you realise that while the narcissist feels like they are winning every time they break the rules, they are, in fact, self-destructing.
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