Grandiosity, self-importance, and requiring admiration and compliance with his own expectations are the attributes of the narcissistic father. The narcissistic father is critical and perfectionistic to the point where no one can meet his standards. The father gives loyalty to those who hold the father in esteem. There are winners and losers; the winner reflects wants and desires of the father, and the loser is cut off and no longer exists.

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