Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

i got it covered. i have gotten well while being opposed day and night. not a day goes by that i am not told i am worthless, i do nothing, i waste my time on the internet, i am not helping anyone or accomplishing a thing, i am a user and loser, etc, etc, etc. hell, i was so sick i couldnt stop crying or get out of bed and i was told the same kind of things, i was lazy, it was my fault, etc, etc. i got well in the midst of all this. i now thrive in the midst of this. the reason i dont work now is not disability as it was before. it is to raise my children and guide them away from becoming like her. narcissists breed narcissists. and to think, i chose her in part because she seemed so mentally stable and not a needy victim like so many women are today. i had already rescued one woman like that. i needed a strong woman for a partner raising kids. she has turned out to be a worthy opponent and saboteur instead.

I know you have to make up for a lot, Trap, but give that girl more than the usual dose of hugs and I love yous.

As a young girl, I had thoughts of suicide a lot...fortunately, my parents saw my outcries and acted accordingly.

I can't speak towards any specific behaviors of your daughter, but I can say that I resisted my parents when they would want to hug me. They would then just grab harder, and pull me in, and tell me they loved me, that I was loved, and they wouldn't let me go until I quit resisting their hugs. One time, (in my daddy's arms), I just fell apart and cried and cried and cried and gripped him hard right back. They saved my life.

I just wanted you to know that it was my daddy's arms that were holding me when this happened as I remembered it. I had a love/hate relationship with my mom, too.