Did you see what the kid did? It really wasn’t over the top.
And so we’re going to sit around arguing over which particular narcissistic act is under the top and which over the top?
A public ceremony is for the whole. When individuals start trying to make the ceremony about ME ME ME ME ME ME, they take advantage of their classmates who don’t flaunt themselves. If everybody flaunts herself, we have chaos. This kid’s stunt only works if he can assume that enough of the rest of the class will follow the rules.
I hate that kind of self-centered narcissism. And hating it is a conservative, traditional way of looking at life. How do you think we got into the mess we are in except by people insisting on being left alone to do their narcissistic little numbers when and wherever they please.
The kid will get his diploma eventually, I’m sure. A little tough love by delaying it to drive home the point is the best thing that could happen to him. Obviously his mother is a narcissist herself and she’s raised a jerk.
But go ahead, weep tears of sorrow for the poor little dear’s hurt feelings. That’s what he really needs, a million Mommies out there crying on his behalf. That’ll help him man up real fast.