Yes.
My mother had, as I believe, narcissistic personality disorder and alcohol use disorder. She drank every day and screamed a lot. Many nightmarish arguments with my father, many incidents of drunk driving.
On the other hand, my mother-in-law actually was angelic! So I got some wonderful mother love in my adulthood, particularly after the death of my biological mother.
The thing is though that my biological mother was intelligent and capable when not drinking or raging. I'm sad about not having a loving mother, and also sad when I consider what she might have been if she had gotten help. But of course narcissists don't admit that they need help...
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