My dad thinks he's God
After listening to a podcast episode about narcissists, my life makes so much more sense. My dad has 7 kids and 2 of us are the scapegoats, one is a golden child and the rest of us (myself included) are the "fixers". It all makes sense to me why I've never been able to confide in my dad without hearing a sob story about his own life. Or why my dad has never been interested in anything I do, have accomplished, etc. It all makes sense why my dad thinks he's the smartest person, has the best career, has the coolest hobbies. It makes sense why I grew up having the worst anxiety to be the perfect child or drove myself crazy trying to make him proud. I recently had a conversation with him about his control issues. Why my younger siblings still get so upset with him about how a speck of dirt can never exist on the floor when all he wants is "order and cleanliness". I finally see why my dad has never had empathy for any of the bad shit that's happened to me.
Anyways...just wondering if there's anyone else out there who's parent think they're God and you are just realizing this 30 years later.