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My mother’s lifelong friend, Helen. Friend, mother, grandmother, lovable, easy going, kind, unassuming, humble, good fun. Innocently asked Susan if she was still working as a secretary?

Queue the sudden demeanor change. She straightened up, pushed back her shoulders and pushed her chest out before defending her position: ( #narcissistic-injury ) .

Oh, I’m higher up than that. I’m not a secretary… I’m a blah blag Grade four blah blah ( #grandiosity #hierarchical-thinking ) .

She’s a secretary (which is fine but..). Oh dear God. Major facepalm. Cringe. Typical nonsense. This was embarrassing (for all of us on the receiving end of it) ( #grandiosity ) .