The Narc Decoder: Snap, Crackle, Pop! Father's Day Craziness

by Tina SwithinWhy do I waste blog-space on Seth at this point in time? He has been gone from our lives for almost a full year.Good question.I am sharing my latest email from him NOT to give him the spotlight but because the Narc Decoder blogs are the most popular. I believe reading the pure craziness helps people to feel less alone. By sharing Seth's bizarre rants, I am able to teach people who are new to this battle how to communicate and decode the sheer insanity that only a Cluster B person can provide.I highly encourage you to take your power back. Turn alerts off on your phone if those alerts notify you of an email from your ex. Only open emails when you are centered, focused and in control. I knew that Seth would be emailing due to the Father's Day weekend. I know he is escalated because my brave 9-year old warrior, Piper, has set boundaries with him. She has refused his calls since April and while in therapy, wrote him a letter straight from her heart. She is hurt and angry. It was eloquent and powerful. I sent him the letter and he of course, took what he wanted from it and refused to accept a quarter ounce of responsibility. Of course, it is all my fault.Tonight I opened an email from Seth which promptly went into the Narc Decoder.

Tina,Given that it is Father's Day this weekend, I would like to see the girls at a place of your choosing for any interval of time. It's absolutely tragic that (Commissioner) and (Evaluator) decided it was appropriate to oust me completely from Piper and Sarah’s lives because in the company of my parents on 111 degree day I enjoyed a beer.Every restaurant you go to, you see parents enjoying wine or beer with their children present. You know this is the case and you know you drink wine in front of the children often. It is absolutely unusual and unfair punishment not only for me but for the girls that because of this the daughters no longer can have a normal relationship or any with their father.On another note, I work my ass off to keep my job and my career. It is incumbent upon you to tell the girls that I provide enough money to you to cover rent, food, clothing and activities for my daughters. They do not seem to be aware of this.You have won with the Commissioner. I used to say, back in 2010, that this divorce process has had almost no emotional effects on Piper and Sarah to people. The girls understood you had boyfriend and I was their Dad. Now it is clear that Piper in particular is going to have severe emotional scars from her loss of her father.Tina, you grew up with a biological mother who had mental illness. Had your father not taken you tïo California from Illinois, she might have kidnapped you and you may not be alive had he not raised you away from your mother. What we are dealing with here is a very, very different situation. I drink high quality beer or wine as little or as much as my other friends who are parents, professionals and had working people. I do not drink every day. I exercise 2-3 hours every day sometimes 5-6 hours a day.I am not some evil, monster as you describe me in your blog. I may have been taken by success and wanted to earn more and more money. But, that is my personality, to try to be the best in my field. It is time that you turn the mirror on you and realize that the damage this divorce has caused me has now been magnified on our daughters.I disagree completely with the Commissioner's punitive measures against me. I could understand if I smoked pot or did drugs to require supervised visits but he clearly hates me and you know this. Thus, you dragged me in front of him 30 times until he snapped on me permanently. He was sick and tired of seeing us and I do not blame him. This was all you. You constantly harassed me with court hearings in the middle of my work week. You cost me jobs because of this Tina.All I wanted was to spend one week a month with Piper and Sarah. The custody evaluation buried me. Now, the daughters are in emotional turmoil.I would really like to see the girls please. Even if we see them at the Children's Museum and you're there. I don’t really care. I just want to see them. Thank you for your consideration, Seth

As Seth's email comes out of the Narc Decoder, I hear, "Snap. Crackle. Pop." Yawn. Silly narcissist. You have zero effect on me anymore.Here is the decoder version of Seth's email:

Tina,Given that it is Father's Day, I feel entitled to see MY daughters. MY possessions. You know, the ones that I haven't seen in 11 months? Seeing them on Father's Day would certainly boost my ego and I would be able to report back to my mommy that I am a good son who cares so much about my children. Using phrases like, "intervals of time" makes me feel important. Do I sound important to you?I think it's completely tragic that the court saw through me. How dare they have an issue with the fact that I drank alcohol against court orders in a bar with MY possessions. Tragic. It was premium beer for God's sake. I should receive some slack for the fact that I don't drink the same beer that lower life forms consume. It was PREMIUM beer, Tina. Can you grab me a beer while I sit here and project my alcohol issues on you? I know you drink wine and I don't think it's fair that you don't have DUIs, Drunk in Publics and Wet n Reckless charges on your record. You probably do...you probably slept with the police officers to get away with it all!  Damn you!I am going to ignore the fact that in addition to the violation of court orders, there was a 43-page report that could make Cyndi Lauper bust into song..."I see your true colors shining through....your true colors....."Can you please make the girls aware of the child support that I pay? Have them send me a thank you card in the morning because they would not be able to enjoy cereal if it weren't for me. You are all so ungrateful. Everything you have is technically mine. Did you know that? You should send me a thank you card also.I saw the letter Piper wrote. Since when has she been allowed to set boundaries and express feelings? That's just weird. Make her stop immediately.This is the part where I remind you of your dysfunctional childhood. I do this in an effort to make you feel bad and in turn, make myself feel better. Do you feel bad? Is it working?  Did I mention that I drink high-quality beer?  I do so there!I am the evil monster that you portray me to be in your blog. How dare you tell the truth about me. It literally eats me alive. Can you please turn the mirror on yourself and realize what you have done? Enough already! Give me the mirror back so I can see myself again!I disagree with the measures the court took to hold me accountable for my behavior. How dare they do this to me! I don't do drugs. I drink premium beer. I am not a looser. My mom said I was perfect. This was all your fault for telling them the truth about me. I believe the distorted version of reality that I have spun in my head and so should you. So should the courts. You constantly held me accountable for my behavior. How dare you!Now that I am finished telling you what a cold, evil person you are, can we just put this all behind us and forget the 4 year custody battle? I'd love for you to violate court orders this weekend by bringing the girls to the museum so that I can pretend to be a dad on Father's Day. Sound good to you?  Thank you for your consideration - Seth

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