Narcissistic Fathers

How can you tell if your father is a narcissist? If he is, how do you handle this? Like all narcissists, being extremely self absorbed is a common sign, and narcissistic fathers are no different. They have a tendency to not be there for their children emotionally, and maybe not physically either depending on the situation. These fathers are empty inside and have a huge sense of entitlement. These are not hands-on parents, so maybe they work a lot or just don’t want to parent. They are not heavily involved in their children’s lives — school, sports, activities — because they just don’t have the capacity to be.

Narcissistic fathers typically do not get down on the floor and play games with their kids. You won’t catch them playing with Barbie dolls with their little girls or video games with their boys. Non-narcissistic parents play with their kids hours on end because that’s what their child wants. It’s not about what the parent wants to do, it’s about their child. This is something you will not see with a narcissistic father. They don’t do what they don’t want to do.

When it comes to narcissistic fathers, he could be one who is obsessively involved because the child is giving this father something. The child has a light and the narcissistic father feeds off of that light. But there is a catch. An example is if the child is an amazing musician, and the father doesn’t see value in…