I am also convinced that my mother is a narcissist. We had the whole dynamic of my sister being the golden child. From a young age, she blatantly favored my sister. I never felt good enough and she has never approved of how I have chosen to live my life.

Of course, being the narcissist that she is, everyone else is the problem. She would never seek help. Interestingly, from what she has told me, her mother had a very similar dynamic with her. She never had the self awareness to realize she was repeating the same patterns.

I hear people say their mother is their best friend and the whole concept seems so foreign to me.