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Cedar · 3173 days ago · link · · parent · post: How do I deal with my parents' possessive control of me?
I believe Joilnt is quoting the narcissist who 'raised' them. But I've got to say their gaining a PhD through their own efforts really is great -- a person raised in such a toxic environment is going to have severe doubts and anxiety about whether they will be able to achieve this themselves, so having anecdotal evidence to support that it is even possible can be very helpful.