Narcissism Glossary
deciding an adult child's life for them
🧑 A control pattern that grants a legally adult child no autonomy — monopolizing decisions over their finances, career, and dating, and threatening penalties for refusal.
Advice and support respect the person's choice; control shrinks the room to refuse.
Advice and support respect the person's choice; control shrinks the room to refuse.
Often seen in situations like these
The paycheck account gets surrendered; who you see gets reported. Choose a job against their wishes, and the housing and money support ends.
When this happens, try this
💡 Rather than one grand confrontation, check in turn what's in your name — money, contacts, housing terms. If independence could bring retaliation or upend your living situation, plan a realistic sequence with someone you trust first.