This is a Extremely interesting article. I always wondered about the parent who does this and what they are thinking. So glad someone is trying to figure it out for all those poor people who are dealing with this. BTW this is not just women that do this men do this too!
Mom manipulates her employees, plays mind-games with with staff and family members alike and pits editors against each other.
It doesn’t matter who it is. It could be my dad, an employee, my brothers and sister or a grandparent or even a friend.
The exact moment someone leaves a room, she rolls her eyes or makes a very subtle, minor put down in a kind of disappointed tone about the person. She wants everyone left in the room to agree with her
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