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Does Trump love his children? (Original Post) mia Feb 2019 OP
Yes, he loves money more HipChick Feb 2019 #1
He loves Ivanka. Donald Jr and Eric are just an extension of his genes, Marie Marie Feb 2019 #2
He loves her beauty and how she marlakay Feb 2019 #19
And her looks are carefully curated Bettie Feb 2019 #20
I really suspect he's incapable of loving anyone Bettie Feb 2019 #3
Agree 1000%! Every relationship Trump has is based on quid pro quo. cornball 24 Feb 2019 #7
Rather he expects them to love him C_U_L8R Feb 2019 #4
Better Question CDerekGo Feb 2019 #5
I've read that narcissistic parents don't love their children in the traditional sense.. CentralMass Feb 2019 #6
Only in that they are an extension of himself. Solly Mack Feb 2019 #8
"I've never met anyone with worse judgment than Donald Trump Jr." - Donald Trump PTWB Feb 2019 #9
No. He is incapable of love mercuryblues Feb 2019 #10
The only thing Trump loves COLGATE4 Feb 2019 #11
No. Only himself. He is deeply damaged goods. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #12
His 'love' is conditional for them. If they do what he says he takes care of them. That's it. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #13
No! He loves them only as tools IMO. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2019 #14
Someone like Trump is incapable of loving another human being. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #15
they are just assets IcyPeas Feb 2019 #16
If they're making money for him, probably so... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #17
Psychologically, they are just things he possesses, extensions of himself. Ivanka most of all... Hekate Feb 2019 #18

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
2. He loves Ivanka. Donald Jr and Eric are just an extension of his genes,
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:42 PM
Feb 2019

so he tolerates them as long as they look up to him. Barron is just there to make Melania happy and Tiffany.. Tiffany who?

marlakay

(11,468 posts)
19. He loves her beauty and how she
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 08:18 PM
Feb 2019

Looks next to him. I bet if she lost her looks for any reason he wouldn’t be the same.

Bettie

(16,109 posts)
20. And her looks are carefully curated
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 08:20 PM
Feb 2019

to be what he wants.

She's changed nearly everything about herself to fit into his idea of how she should look.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)
6. I've read that narcissistic parents don't love their children in the traditional sense..
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 06:58 PM
Feb 2019

Instead they are more like objects or props to make them (the parent) look good.

Solly Mack

(90,767 posts)
8. Only in that they are an extension of himself.
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 07:01 PM
Feb 2019

A possession to point to and proclaim to the world, "I own that".

His actual children have been his hotels - with Trump Tower being his most beloved.

The first three, anyway. I don't much think he sees Tiffany as anything other than a fact of life to be dealt with because it can't be avoided.

He'll have no use for his youngest until he gets old enough to serve his father.

Still, it will be his first three that he views as more than an afterthought.

mercuryblues

(14,532 posts)
10. No. He is incapable of love
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 07:09 PM
Feb 2019

He loves when his children suck up to him. he loves when they make him money. He loves ivank's body. But love them for who they are? No.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
11. The only thing Trump loves
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 07:09 PM
Feb 2019

is Trump himself. He's the classical narcissist. Everything (and everybody) else only exists in order to serve his desires.

Hekate

(90,697 posts)
18. Psychologically, they are just things he possesses, extensions of himself. Ivanka most of all...
Thu Feb 28, 2019, 08:12 PM
Feb 2019

Whatever it ls he feels in his shriveled little soul, I don't think it's love.

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