Le Figaro. - Can you paint us a composite of the so-called toxic parent?
Anne Ducastel. -
Their first characteristic is their assurance: they have no guilt, no doubt (in any case, not sustainable), consider themselves to be always right.
Their toxicity arises from the fact that they do not know how to stay in their place and allow themselves to be intrusive.
These are parents - especially mothers as far as my clients are concerned - who often unconsciously embarrass or hurt their children and remain sure to do well even when pointed out to them.
This falls under psychological deficiency.
What is the approach of Christmas awakening in the children of these parents?
For adults who have decided or want to distance themselves from their parents, any event of this type is a drop in a vase that is too full: an opportunity to remember that they do not belong to a functional family. .
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And then there is the episode of the gifts, expected as ...
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