For the past 2 (almost 3) months, I have intentionally ignored any time the narcissist has attempted to use his ‘dog whistle’. It took a few weeks for him to pick up on it. Slowly, as the weeks passed, his attempts picked up in intensity. As much as he may try to make me feel like I’m going crazy in order to elicit a reaction, I’ve kept my mouth shut.
For the past 2 weeks or so, he’s attempted to change his angle. He’s still attempting to elicit a reaction (such as keeping the heat off for the entire building at a time when it should be on), but he’s added a new trick to the mix: he’s trying to have his entire family be eerily quiet when they’re home. The atmosphere of the building as changed with it. Since his family lives on the floor above us, we can hear them and they can hear us. For them to remain quiet with a VERY active four year old is a feat in and of itself. It’s made it feel like they’re using the opportunity to eavesdrop. As uncomfortable as it was BEFORE they started the ‘eerie quiet game’, the uncomfortableness has only gotten worse.
The landlord already knows about what is going on with the interference with the heat, but has chosen to ignore it. The Province of Ontario, where we live, has been notified of what’s going on since it illegal for someone to interfere with a vital service, but due to a backlog, it’s taking longer than usual to get our case heard.
The goal right now is to make it to the hearing in one piece and let the narcissist dig his own grave.
Island of Misfit Mamas 