InThe Black C.A.P.E.byJonita Davis·Sep 23Review: “Between Two Waves” explores the rift between the “golden child” and the “black sheep”Cass (played by Koko Marshall) and Tate (played by Dave Coleman) do not get along in Between Two Waves. They don’t even see eye to eye on…
Moderatesuccess44·Aug 28I’m Done Being a Parent PleaserI am my parent’s pride and joy. I am also still living with them in my mid 20s and with no friends and no social life. I am done living…
Seth Jantz·Jul 2Why the Scapegoat Will Always Turn Out Better Than the Narcissist’s Golden ChildIn a narcissist household with emotionally unintelligent parents there are two roles — the scapegoat and the golden child. The golden child…
The Arbiter Press·Jun 26The Need To Be ExceptionalPerfectionism is often sold as a weakness in job interviews to hide any ‘real weaknesses’ a person might have, a weakness that might…
Jason Osagie·Jun 1They Don’t Want to Be Fixed. They Want to Be HeardThe lesson narcissistic family systems never taught you about how people actually work
Jason Osagie·Apr 28Nobody Is Coming to Save YouThe hardest thing a scapegoat, a golden child, or an eldest son or daughter will ever have to accept is that accepting it is the beginning…A response icon8A response icon8
Jason Osagie·Apr 14The Self-Improvement Trap: Why “Fixing Yourself” Is the Wrong Medicine for Narcissistic Family…There is a multi-billion-dollar industry built on a single premise: that you are not enough, but for the right price, you can be. It sells…
Jane Davidson, EdD, CTRC·Apr 13The Golden Child: When Being Right Becomes Your PrisonYou achieve everything. The promotions, the degrees, the accolades. People see you as successful, put-together, and enviable. And inside…
Jason Osagie·Apr 7They Crossed an Ocean. Now It’s Your Turn.Why scapegoat survivors, golden children, and eldest sons need to stop chasing the person who moved 3,000 miles away and start crossing…
