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There's a definition of narcissism that when a parent is narcissistic, instead of the child seeing himself reflected in the mother's face and the mother's joy, the child of the narcissistic parent feels like, 'What can I do to make her okay, to make her happy?'

Susan Sullivan

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Susan Sullivan
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 18
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New York City
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Susan Michaela Sullivan
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