{"id":110833,"date":"2016-12-26T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T01:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=110833"},"modified":"2016-12-26T17:17:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T01:17:20","slug":"narcissistic-fathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=110833","title":{"rendered":"Narcissistic Fathers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kzd8WbQhhEI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t deal with your past, your past will deal with you.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship you have with your inner world reflects your relationship with your mom.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship you have with your outer world reflects your relationship with your dad.<\/p>\n<p>Does this tweet make me look like a narcissist? Am I connecting or collecting?<\/p>\n<p>Narcissists make you feel less than. 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