A deep-seated need to ‘win’, punish, dominate, and control everything, intertwined with underlying narcissistic tendencies, fuels the destructive behaviour at the root of ‘parental alienation’. Typically, they simply can’t bear it when it’s a special occasion for you, a celebration, your birthday, or especially when it’s your time with your child.
Often, beneath the surface, they’ve been jealous/threatened by the love the child feels for you. Post-separation/divorce, they’ll do what they can to sabotage it. Your happiness, your independence, your ability to thrive beyond the chaos and drama with them—it all seems to irk them profoundly. For many of these people, hurting you can become something of a mission, and a way to cope with their own unresolved trauma and insecurities. They’re stuck in a cycle of dysfunction, unable to break free from their own inner turmoil.
But here’s the thing: Your happiness, resilience, and ability to find joy and fulfilment despite their best efforts to bring you down are a profound disappointment to them. In their twisted worldview, your survival, despite their attempts to make you miserable, only serves to highlight their own inadequacies and shortcomings.
So, what can you do? Distance yourself from them as much as possible and focus on rebuilding, reconnecting and/or nurturing the relationship with your children. Understand that their behaviour is a reflection of their own inner struggles, not a commentary on your worth or value as a person and a parent. Above all, do all you can to find happiness. Your ability to thrive despite the odds is a testament to your strength and resilience. Keep moving forward, keep growing, and keep shining bright, knowing that you deserve every ounce of love and happiness that comes your way.
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