Difference between revisions of "Deal With a Selfish Mother"

The idea of a selfish mother may sound like something of an oxymoron but unfortunately it can be a very real, damaging, and challenging situation to cope with. The challenge of dealing with a selfish mother arises in part because selfish people tend to act how they want to despite what others want, making change and negotiation particularly difficult <ref name="rf1"> http://www.angriesout.com/grown17.htm</ref>. Many of us have the implicit or explicit assumption that mothers are caring, which can make her selfishness especially confusing and painful.

The idea of a selfish mother may sound like something of an oxymoron but unfortunately it can be a very real, damaging, and challenging situation to cope with. The challenge of dealing with a selfish mother arises in part because selfish people tend to act how they want to despite what others want, making change and negotiation particularly difficult <ref name="rf1"> http://www.angriesout.com/grown17.htm</ref>. Many of us have the implicit or explicit assumption that mothers are caring, which can make her selfishness especially confusing and painful.

==Steps==

==Steps==

===Recognizing Selfishness===

===Recognizing Selfishness===